"Russia is taking its last chance to get influence, to be in control".
"We don't want that influence to be channeled in a reckless way.
"They attempted to use political influence to be reinstated as lawyers for the receiver".
There's next to nil outside influence to be found on a corporate campus.
"There's not much gay influence to be seen in the music business these days because gays are accepted, nobody cares.
And love him or hate him, consider his influence to be benign or malignant, at virtually every step of change, Rupert Murdoch has been ahead of the game.
There is a lot of influence to be exerted here on the candidates to make sure they do what they said they were going to do".
Despite the scandals surrounding Maluf, he maintains strong support and sufficient influence to be considered something of a kingmaker in his city.
Iterative negotiation allowed trust to be built and influence to be gained, as well as the opportunity to assess counterparts' psychology.
This is a story about influence, to be sure, but also about the weakening of old walls, and the reshaping of the gates that the gatekeepers keep.
She also suggested that instead of ending the influence of special interests, the law would still allow such influence to be wielded by independent political groups that would continue to be able to raise and spend soft money.
