Sentence examples for have considerable influence over from inspiring English sources

As secretary, Ms. Sebelius would have considerable influence over government policy on abortion.

Developers still have considerable influence over street-naming in the county.

Democrats in the Senate will probably have considerable influence over the tax legislation in a Senate evenly divided between the two parties.

While Pakistani religious leaders had little political power, they did have considerable influence over the madrasas in Pakistan's northwestern frontier region and in Afghanistan.

He dismissed Mr. Bakrie's new position — as the chief of a coalition secretariat, which is expected to have considerable influence over making policy — as merely handling "communications".

The directors are supposed to represent the stockholders' interests, he says, but most public firms, where C.E.O.'s can have considerable influence over board appointments, neuter those interests.

As chairman of the utility commission, Mr. Yzaguirre had considerable influence over policies involving electricity deregulation.

As chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr. Roth has considerable influence over Medicare, Social Security, foreign trade and tax policy.

We know that Mozart and Da Ponte worked simultaneously, and many writers have assumed that Mozart had considerable influence over Da Ponte's text.

Gov. George E. Pataki remained silent yesterday about the threatened strike even though he effectively controls the M.T.A. and has considerable influence over its budget.

President Barzani is also developing close political and commercial ties with Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has considerable influence over the Syrian National Council (SNC).