Sentence examples for consolidating influence from inspiring English sources

In the south, the elite few pursued an agricultural-based economy which would lead to their control of political power through consolidating influence in state and local governments.

Today there were reports that Iran is working to consolidate influence with a local ruler in the city of Herat by sending aid shipments, which may include weapons.

She gets how mainstream authority in America impels markets, the state, the elite, the media and religious groups to consolidate influence and keep the opposition in check.

Turkish officials have repeatedly pointed to Kurdish manoeuvres along its 500-mile frontier as evidence of a plan to move Arabs from the area and create a buffer allowing the Kurds to consolidate influence in the area.

Despite his place as the establishment's first choice candidate for many months now, Rubio has failed to consolidate influence among the establishment.

Further studies have demonstrated that patients with VKH disease who were HLA-DRB1*0405-positive recognized a greater range of melanocyte epitopes than HLA-matched control subjects [[38]], consolidating the influence of HLA-DRB1*0405 in affecting the susceptibility to VKH disease.

During the 20s, Sejanus gradually accumulated power by consolidating his influence over Tiberius and eliminating potential political opponents, including the emperor's son, Drusus Julius Caesar.

"I think it's not a coincide that it coincided with the period of time of Kim Jong-il consolidating his influence behind the scenes in the propaganda and entertainment department, and absolutely was part of the state's drive to lay the groundwork for the first succession in North Korea," Richardson told me.

He instinctively started consolidating his influences and inspirations into a sound of his own.

The President's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Bannon have consolidated their influence.

Mr. McAuliffe intends to consolidate his influence by ending the party's system of the past several years that appointed two chairmen.