For Russia, as a permanent council member with a veto, this meant preserved influence.
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He believes that the U.K. wants to mine the archive for intelligence and thereby help preserve its influence over the politics of Northern Ireland. .
I believe I can influence over results.
In the 1980s a backroom deal ensured that a large tranche of Mediobanca, an investment bank, ended up in the hands of a few friendly firms, such as Pirelli and Generali, preserving its unparalleled influence over Italian business and finance.
In the end, though, Putin will almost certainly prefer to maintain the patina of democratic procedure — "I have no intention to reduce everything I've done to zero" — and preserve a strong influence over his successor.
Tribal groups, meanwhile, want to preserve their influence and fear the new voting system erodes their influence.
The purchase was sanctioned by the Italian government, which wanted to preserve a modicum of Italian influence over its former monopoly, a big employer saddled with a load of major problems.
American diplomats made one last effort to preserve their influence.
It is also unclear whether Baradar has preserved his influence among the insurgents.
Golisano had helped finance the Democrats' successful takeover of the State Senate, last fall, hoping that this might preserve his influence.
