The opposition from Mr. Silver, a religious Jew who commands considerable influence in the city's Democratic political world, is largely symbolic, because the city has already given its approval.
"It was a rotten joint, drunken brawls all the time". Mishchenko doesn't mind boasting a bit about the considerable influence and wealth commanded by this fierce-eyed pack of students.
What's at issue is self-restraint on the part of leaders and media figures who command a following over which they exert considerable influence, and whom they daily incite into a state of political fury.
The movement, it argues, is serving the interests of America, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia by curtailing the considerable influence that Iran once commanded in Afghanistan.
The articles of war of Maurice of Nassau, prince of Orange, and Gustav II Adolf had a considerable influence on the national commanders who served under them, when they came to command elsewhere.
Although his forces have been disbanded or absorbed into the police and the army, he still commands solid support among the former resistance fighters, the mujahedeen, and so exerts considerable influence over the streets of Kabul and much of northern Afghanistan.
They therefore command the respect of management, have access to inside information concerning the company, and, particularly in Germany, can exert considerable influence on management behavior.
Despite his poor reputation, Getachew is regarded as a strong EPRDF hardliner and commands considerable authority and influence within the powerful EPRDF executive committee which lays down the policy for the ruling party and the government.
He no doubt had considerable influence.
Employers also wield considerable influence.
The two carry considerable influence on the Safeway board.
