Sentence examples for exerted its influence from inspiring English sources

It has exerted its influence so thoroughly that the government does not even know how many teachers there are — the union does the hiring, with jobs passed among family members like heirlooms — or even how many schools it has because they, too, are essentially run by the union.

These gradually began to display Hollywood stylistic tics and tropes as the available American product exerted its influence.

In May 2010 the Tea Party exerted its influence again, this time in Kentucky, where Rand Paul, son of former Libertarian presidential candidate Ron Paul, won the Republican primary for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Brazil has already exerted its influence, with Mr. da Silva becoming the driving force behind a "group of friendly nations," including the United States, that is offering to help Venezuela negotiate an end to a seven-week-old national strike aimed at forcing Mr. Chávez from power.

And through D&D, the trilogy has exerted its influence on just about every fantasy video game ever created, from the earliest straight D&D and AD&D conversions to the formative Japanese role-playing games such as Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, and on into the massively multiplayer era of World of Warcraft.

For both genders, BMI exerted its influence on body image directly and indirectly through perception of teasing.

While the Chinese government does not meddle in the corporation's daily affairs, it will exert its influence if it suits the government's self-interest.

One theory is that just as it affects the tides, it exerts its influence on the water in our bodies.

"Yet even if girls stray from the prescribed script, doesn't it exert its influence?

We demand that the international community stay silent no longer, that it exerts its influence in the name of fundamental freedoms and justice.

Germany's tendency to bury its power and influence in international institutions, chiefly the European Union but also the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, allows it to exert its influence without tempting accusations of revanchist ambitions after the two world wars.