Sentence examples for exercised a strong influence from inspiring English sources

As a poet and critic, Eliot exercised a strong influence, especially in the period between World Wars I and II.

In France, the theological doctrine of Jansenism, which called for an extreme orthodoxy, exercised a strong influence.

Eliot exercised a strong influence on Anglo-American culture from the 1920s until late in the century.

Still others pointed to Baathists loyal to Saddam Hussein, or pointed to Iran, which they said exercised a strong influence over the government and some Shiite militias.

Through close cultural and linguistic ties, and the machinations of its diplomats and spies, India has long exercised a strong influence on Nepal's politics.

Although numerically weak, the Hussite group exercised a strong influence on Czech religious life and developed lively literary activities (e.g., during Rudolf's reign they produced a Czech translation of the Bible, which came to be known as the Kralice Bible).

As wood is a natural material, its structure varies enormously and this exercises a strong influence on the cutting.

The unions used to exercise a strong influence over the Labor Party and still play a disproportionate role in the public sector, where 46% of workers are unionised, compared with only 14% in the private sector.

Freedom's call Test case A new chapter From gold to lead Coco futures Reprints Related items Companies and human rights: Test caseOct 30th 2008In France, says Laurence Parisot, head of Medef, the country's leading business organisation, the government will exercise a strong influence over banks' lending to firms.

Beginning in the mid-1920s studieddied movement at the Neighborhood Playhouse (part of the Henry Street Settlement at the time) under Michio Ito and Benjamin Zemach and dance under Martha Graham and Louis Horst, both of whom would exercise a strong influence on Sokolow's work.

Next month it takes on the EU presidency for the rest of the year, running meetings and with the chance to exercise a strong influence on the agenda.