About 1635, Saint-Cyran, with the help of some wealthy, influential Parisians, succeeded in gaining control of the convent of Port-Royal, near Versailles.
Winning over the UK's scientists – particularly Nurse, widely regarded as the most influential – is vital if Pfizer is going to succeed in gaining public and political support for a takeover before a City deadline on 26 May.
Influential obstetrician-gynecologist leadership in Ghana was noted to have been important in gaining acceptance for an enhanced role for midwives in post-abortion care [ 18].
Other visitors of Guthlac's included Bishop Haedde of Lichfield, an influential Mercian, and it may be that Guthlac's support was politically useful to Æthelbald in gaining the throne.
The restorations, worth about $400 million over five years, underscored that the National Guard, long influential in Congress, had gained new clout in the Pentagon as well, largely through an organization created in 2010, the Council of Governors, to help coordinate responses to natural disasters.
Despite the military setback and his crude country manner, his connections in London and with the influential Mather family gained him the governorship of Massachusetts.
It is via this route that he appears to have gained an intuition that has become very influential in western philosophy, the possible existence of transcendent Forms.
There is considerable debate as to whether there are specific age periods early in life during which weight gain and/or fat deposition are more influential in predicting cardiovascular risk.
"She was very influential for the organization in terms of gaining the political contacts that Rupert wanted to have," Mr. Hall said.
This sought to gain a more detailed understanding of the factors identified in the initial interview as being influential in the decision to purchase or not to purchase an alarm.
