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Neither country has much sway over Iraq's Sunnis or the al-Qaeda branch in Iraq, as both are ruled by Shiites or Shiite offshoots.

It's not clear that the Australian senate has much sway in that matter, but bringing it up might earn him a study tour or two.

If Mr Shevardnadze's successor is not fairly elected, he will be vulnerable to other forces, notably Russia, which has much sway over Georgia's semi-autonomous republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

The bank, which Stern said did nothing to help ease the mortgage crisis over which it has much sway, could be in line to receive an addition $100 to $200 billion from the government to help with its risky debt.

All these companies have hired lobbyists who are connected to those same lawmakers as well as to the big-money groups and who are also working on issues over which Congress has much sway.

Of course, in a fair environment, titles and themes don't have much sway.

Baum and Kernell's research is part of a larger body of evidence indicating that no president has ever had much sway over the American people.

Mr. Roth insisted that the celebrity muscle of the evening was for fund-raising purposes and wouldn't have much sway over bringing in clients.

Although there is still ideological complexity and debate in Israel, the heartfelt polemics of liberal novelists no longer have much sway.

Mr. Rajoy has arguably less at stake in the Basque region on Sunday, given that conservative politicians from Madrid do not have much sway among independent-minded Basque voters.

Washington and its allies may not have much sway with the military rulers or the newly elected political leaders in the short term, but they have to build long-term relationships with all segments of civil society.