Moore is quick to defend the right of artists to lend their influence to any political cause.
Finally, bin Laden agreed to lend his influence to assist Zarqawi in drawing recruits to his cause.
And while she wasn't the only household name to lend her influence to #SaveKessab, the cause is one that is closer to her than most because of her Armenian background.
"UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors are well-known personalities who lend their influence for the wellbeing of children, who are willing to do their utmost to mobilize support for children.
Prevailing winds, coming from the northeast in winter and from the southeast in summer, lend a cooling influence to a generally humid atmosphere.
"A reputed champion of reform, Mansour's position as vice president is largely ceremonial and does not lend him much influence with [government] decision makers," according to a 2004 cable.
Because of that groundwork people were able to quickly come together to lend a calming influence during the week of protests which followed the shooting.
In the 1970's, Joseph Coors lent his influence and financial power to start the Heritage Foundation, a conservative research institute in Washington, with an initial gift of $250,000.
In the late 1890s Flower lent her influence to the faltering campaign for the establishment of a juvenile court system in Chicago.
Just as important, Mr Gates has lent his influence to the cause, nudging leaders in the Middle East, for example, to give money to stop a disease that now largely affects Muslim children.
Crerar became one of Chicago's leading citizens as well lending his influence and resources to causes he considered beneficial to the development of Chicago.
