The phrase "accrue influence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the process of gaining or accumulating power, authority, or sway over others over time.
Example: "Through years of dedicated service and strategic networking, she was able to accrue influence within the organization."
Alternatives: "gain influence" or "build influence".
William had assumed incorrectly that George would use his marriage to Anne as a means of building a separate power base in Britain, but George never challenged his wife's authority and never strove to accrue influence.
Well over 200 cities made plays to host the company's second home, and as part of that process, as David Dayen reported at In These Times, they forked over reams of data on transportation, housing, and the like that may come in handy as the company continues to accrue influence and market share in the years to come.
True, Mr Osborne has accrued influence far beyond his economic brief.
His chief of staff — though he didn't officially use the title, because Eisenhower worried that "politicians think it sounds too military" — was Sherman Adams, who accrued enormous influence, power, and enemies.
His chief of staff though he didn't officially use the title, because Eisenhower worried that "politicians think it sounds too military"—was Sherman Adams, who accrued enormous influence, power, and enemies.
The Times shaped it and took advantage of it, accruing more influence than any single newspaper or any single family should.
Multivariate analysis also shows that higher levels of maternal education are required for accruing positive influence on child nutritional status.
For many, what finer transcendence could one expect than that obtained by submitting oneself to the spells wrought by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, etc.? The benefits accrue: under the influence of my 22-year-old son, this 60-year-old has recently developed a fascination with Moby's beautifully hypnotic compositions; indeed, I find I'm rather addicted to them.
Additional bias could accrue if infirmity influenced the probability of capture, thereby resulting in over- or underestimates of apparent prevalence (31 – 31 ).
It is likely, therefore, that it will want to accrue more powers and influence to itself, and, in the long if not in the short term, want to be able to vote down what is voted for in the Commons.
Since the Kochs control the spending of these massive funds -- or the delivery of the benefits - the power and influence will accrue directly to them, regardless of the other donors supporting the network.
