These men didn't exercise strong influence on world events, but found their power in ideas.
The Presiding Officer said he had had no contact with Mr. Pace, who is viewed as exercising strong influence on Mr. Blake.
By virtue of greater experience, mastery of detail, and organizational and substantive knowledge, professional bureaucrats may exercise strong influence over decisions made by their leaders.
Spokesmen for Ayatollah Sistani, who exercises strong influence over Iraq's majority Shiites, said he insisted that the election, planned for June, be a direct ballot and not the caucus-style vote called for in the American plan.
Ayatollah Sistani exercises strong influence over Iraq's majority Shiites, and on Wednesday his spokesmen said he was insisting that the election planned for next June must be a direct, popular ballot and not the indirect caucus election called for in the American plan.
Spokesmen for Mr. Sistani, who exercises strong influence over Iraq's majority Shiites, said he was insisting that the election planned for next June must be a direct, popular ballot — not the indirect caucus election called for in the already-troubled American plan.
South Africa exercises strong political influence over the Mugabe Government, and South Africa must show strong and decisive leadership on this issue for the people of Zimbabwe and also for the people of Africa, who are having to watch this leader lead his country down into the swamp.
Although Mr. Svankmajer's shorts have received relatively little exposure in the United States, appearing only sporadically at film festivals and in hard-to-find video compilations, they've exercised a strong influence on the work of filmmakers like Tim Burton and Terry Gilliam.
Friedrich's landscapes exercised a strong influence on the work of German artist Max Ernst (1891 1976), and as a result other Surrealists came to view Friedrich as a precursor to their movement.
