Sentence examples for powerful in changing from inspiring English sources

Language is powerful in changing perception.

I think the way women are portrayed on television dramas, sitcoms and other shows is powerful in changing the perception of women, how they are talked with and about on the news shows matters enormously.

However, the interactive training sessions, whereby participants considered their own death, appeared powerful in changing attitudes and behaviours amongst community nursing and care home staff.

The United Nations health agency, which has spearheaded the anti-smoking effort, issued a report that concluded litigation is a powerful tool in changing the behavior of tobacco giants and lowering the number of tobacco-related deaths.

Paternity leave is a really powerful lever in changing these outdated paradigms.

One of the most powerful tools in changing the nutrient value of the foods farmers grow is choice.

As a filmmaker, I have changed my view regarding what really inspires people and I feel the "abstract arts," -- rather than mere cold academic info, hold a powerful place in changing people's world views.

"Senegal's example is a dramatic message that women acting in their communities can be a powerful force in changing violent, abhorrent customs that deny their rights and those of their children," Ms. Bellamy said.

As the battle over ENDA's passage continues, legislators need to be aware of how powerful new laws can be in changing community attitudes and making lives easier for members of that community to live their lives without persecution.

Although Wakefield later admitted that this approach did not directly reach "the apathetic and the unclubbable," it did, he argued, reach into the heart of the community, creating "a considerable 'scatter-effect,' an outward-spreading ripple of enlightenment... potentially one of the most powerful of all [influences] in changing existing attitudes".

Powerful farming lobbies have little interest in changing the status quo.Aquifers, like fish stocks, are most at risk when they cross national borders, making property rights weaker.