Sentence examples for had a certain influence from inspiring English sources

Negotiations with WPP preceded this, but Mr. Migoya says that having a presence in Brazil "had a certain influence in WPP's investment".

The Jugendstil, a variant of Art Nouveau, had a certain influence on much of the new construction in Norway around the turn of the 20th century.

Due to the high infection rate in patients receiving MTH in our study, this might have had a certain influence on our results.

Her words have a certain influence because she is one of the few artists to have been directly attacked by Mr. Haider's party.

After all, western countries should have a certain influence in Ethiopia: they give it about $800m a year in development aid, a figure that could double over the next two years.

Iran's important caveat is that such a government should be set up under the UN's auspices.As one of the few countries with a functioning intelligence network inside Afghanistan, Iran could have a certain influence over what happens next.

"Despite the successes of the rebels, Qaddafi and his supporters still have a certain influence and military potential," he told journalists after meeting in Siberia with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il.

"For France, the European Union is a way for it to remain a big power in the world because it can use Europe to act and to have a certain influence in world affairs that it can't have anymore on its own," said Gilles Lepesant, a French expert on European identity and Eastern Europe.

MR. HOWARD: I believe Mr. Madison was old enough and wise enough to take it for granted that there was such a thing as the law of nature which has a certain influence even in political affairs, and that by that law women and children are not regarded as the equals of men.

(b) Substituents have a certain influence on the activity.

At the same time, the feature order in fusion has a certain influence on the performance.