Do you believe that the multitude of protests and uprisings around the world this year have influenced this recent wave of self-immolation?
Is it possible that our sabre-rattling toward Iran could have influenced this move?
"What's worrying is that nothing that's been done so far [to reduce diabetes] seems to have influenced this.
The reassuring words of Andy Flower, who will have influenced this selection, are that "he holds himself well under pressure".
Two key factors have influenced this transformation: the emergence of disruptive technologies to support increased audiences and greater audience choice, and a political agenda centered on access.
While many factors have influenced this solid upswing in stock prices, the greater likelihood of a Labor election victory has not driven investors away from the ASX.
"Primitive" carvings in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art may have influenced this totem-like form, as did the paintings of the abstract expressionists.
A campaign of distraught emails from Parisiens and British ex-pats, triggered by an article in The Independent, appears to have influenced this decision.
Celebrity hat-wearing or fear of skin cancer may have influenced this increase in traditional men's hats being worn, but don't forget that wearing a hat makes a statement.
The blog post went on to say that SAP's attorneys "suggest that Oracle representatives may have influenced this column, since Mr. Nocera's fiancée works as a publicist for the law firm representing Oracle".
In theory, one could suspect that patient characteristics at baseline would have influenced this choice.
