In particular, Mr. DeFronzo pointed to the possibility of increased influence for so-called 527 groups, which under federal law are allowed to raise money to advocate for issues.
Brazil also needs the blessing of the US to secure a permanent seat on the UN National Security Council, as well as support for Brazil's increased influence within the World Bank and IMF.
Something obvious should have been long acknowledged: there will be no progress towards federalism in Europe (the one that is now advocated by some, and rightly so) if democracy itself does not progress beyond the existing forms, allowing an increased influence for the people(s) in the supranational institutions.
While the whole world still vividly remembers the tragic end of the June 4 student movement in 1989, the painful memory is lost in the country where the bloodshed took place, in the midst of cheers for China's economic growth and increased influence.
Municipalities could facilitate the search for logistical solutions in exchange for increased revenue from resumed oil production, and increased influence and legitimacy.
Monetarist economic theories acquired increased influence.
He dismissed the claims of corruption as a "cover story" for American attempts to increase influence in the region.
Mr. Putin, facing criticism for the government's increasing influence over television and its muzzling of the free news media, was preparing to address international newspaper executives and editors attending this year's World Newspaper Congress.
In Suriname, the Maroons have practiced shifting cultivation for generations, but now the increasing influence of modern society is causing a trend of decreasing fallow periods with potentially adverse effects for the vulnerable tropical soils.
And there's a predictable crackdown on the supplicants' "frivolous" corporate expenditures and pressure for increased shareholder influence on board-level compensation decisions going forward.
