." Today, however, Nigerian music's stature as an influential art form is in peril and by far the greatest threat to it is the country's dismal economy.
Mr. Stott, who died a few days ago at the age of 90, was named one of the globe's 100 most influential people by Time, and in stature he was sometimes described as the equivalent of the pope among the world's evangelicals.
He was recognized for his stature as a highly influential and highly cited author of open-source bioinformatics software.
For all her stature, Mrs. Onassis is not the most influential figure in the So-what field.
Of black thinkers influential in academe today, James has attained a stature "now matched only by Du Bois," said Andrew Ross, the director of the American Studies program at New York University.
But the absence will not in any way diminish your stature as a very big and influential nation in the African game," Hayatou was quoted as saying in an NFF statement.
Sen. Schumer's remarks echoed throughout the world given his stature as one of the most influential members of Congress, they were perceived, not just as his personal ramblings, but as a reflection of US foreign policy.
With Mr. Cheney poised to become even more influential than Mr. Gore, his staff is reflecting his stature.
Graham is a pillar of the DC establishment, and that stature has made him perhaps the most influential lobbyist for the for-profit college industry in its fight to defeat stronger measures to hold bad actors accountable for waste, fraud, and abuse with taxpayer dollars.
Although analysts consider Mr. Menezes, 50, to be an extremely capable manager, they say he lacks the charisma and stature needed to run a company as sprawling, influential and complex as Citigroup.
