Sentence examples for longstanding influence from inspiring English sources

Mr. Najib has one major advantage: the governing coalition's longstanding influence over major media outlets.

"The Arabs are the best fighters they have," said Anwar Sher, a retired Pakistani general with longstanding influence on Pakistan's intelligence officers and Afghan military commanders.

Mr. Kirch can also make use of his longstanding influence with Bavarian state leaders, who have helped the Kirch Group get financing from public institutions like the Bayerische Landesbank.

The relationship between China and the United States has become more brittle in the past two years, with differences over trade and strategic interests stoking American fears that China is infringing on the United States' longstanding influence in Asia.

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At the same time, Mr. Emanuel is mindful of the longstanding influence of organized labor in Illinois politics, and he has blanched at rivals' efforts to portray him as an anti-union politician in the mold of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and others who have moved to slash employee costs.

The exhibition celebrates the Colonial Revival's longstanding appeal and enduring influence on American taste, and illustrates the many refinements that keep it in continual evolution.

BEIRUT, Lebanon Turkeyey faces a growing challenge from the tumult sweeping the Arab world to its booming economic stake in the region, newfound political influence and longstanding policy of permitting no problems to fester along its borders.

SHANGHAI — Guidebook descriptions of Shanghai tend to focus on the city's brash hipness, its longstanding openness to Western influence and its role as the nation's main shipping hub and commercial and financial center.

There has been longstanding controversy surrounding the influence of funding source on the conduct and outcome of medical research.

Using archival documents, this paper recounts this episode and argues that, in this case, the potential for successful grassroots action was derailed by the influence of longstanding myths about Tesla and his devices.