He would rarely use his influence directly but through intermediaries, usually Connolly, who was greatly liked.
"If we really are in a situation in which we have officials attempting to influence directly umpires in making calls, that's going to require a lot of scrutiny.
You'd get the oil industry's perspective from Bush and Cheney, because it is their personal perspective as well, which is actually better for the oil industry than having to exert its influence directly.
She not only institutionalized his beliefs and ideas, spread his influence directly and indirectly in a number of spheres, particularly among young people — she also firmly established both his myth and the inviolability of it.
In May, CAL made a Freedom of Information request, asking "What the Mayor of London and/or GLA is doing to influence directly or indirectly the future shape of the revised Air Quality Directive" and seeking any relevant information produced in the previous two years.
He dusted off a 1905 law that makes it a felony to use corporate or union money to influence directly a state election, and has thus caused tremors in the Texas Republican establishment.Nobody disputes that buckets of corporate money were poured into the crucial 2002 state House election.
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The flow regimes below an aerator influence directly the air entrainment and the cavitation damage control.
Formation of water polymer hydrogen bonds has appeared to influence directly supramolecular structure of the absorbed water.
The spatial and geometrical characteristics of the porosity influence directly the magnitude of the achieved reduction of the thermal conductivity.
Changes in extreme events and in climate change-related impacts influence directly or indirectly the disability status of individuals and communities.
