As chairman of the utility commission, Mr. Yzaguirre had considerable influence over policies involving electricity deregulation.
As secretary, Ms. Sebelius would have considerable influence over government policy on abortion.
Developers still have considerable influence over street-naming in the county.
And New York's mayor can wield considerable influence over housing policy.
County seats of government in the rural regions exert considerable influence over the areas they serve.
Partly state-owned corporations, bolstered by lobbyists, have gained considerable influence over the state.
He retains considerable influence over energy policy even though his job now is crushing internal dissent.
The defeat followed signs of weak support from the military, which wields considerable influence over MPs, for the deployment.
As chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr. Roth has considerable influence over Medicare, Social Security, foreign trade and tax policy.
The cash injections appear to give the US considerable influence over what programmes GCHQ intends to pursue.
Although most Russian oil is now privately produced, the Kremlin retains considerable influence over output and export levels.
