If nothing else, they can try to influence the composition of state and local government cuts.
Investors have long clamored for a way to influence the composition of the corporate board — an issue known as proxy access.
"She had opinions on almost everything; she attempted to influence the composition of governments, taking a particularly intense interest in foreign affairs.
Criticism cannot of course be avoided completely – indeed an overt attempt to suppress it by, say, trying obviously to influence the composition of the 1922 Committee would make matters worse rather than better.
It would mean the party was sufficiently powerful, in a crowded field, to influence the composition of Britain's next government, but not to provide its core supporters with the representation they crave.
Many factors influence the composition of milk, including breed, genetic constitution of the individual cow, age of the cow, stage of lactation, interval between milkings, and certain disease conditions.
A former Israeli defense official said the trip's announcement might have been timed to send a message to Israelis and even influence the composition of the next government amid talk of restarting the peace effort.
The idea of government intervention to influence the composition of a country's output has long been derided by economists for breeding inefficiency, reducing competition, encouraging lobbying and saddling countries with factories producing products nobody wants.
It has been noted that supersaturation may influence the composition of the solid [11].
It is well known that certain dietary habits influence the composition of gut microbiota.
The growth state of the biofilms appeared to influence the composition of biofilm and detached biomass.
