Sentence examples for questionable influence from inspiring English sources

His experience of the questionable influence of an authoritarian Catholic Church informed his strong sense of social justice and the need to create a more progressive, inclusive society.

Those working at the top of state institutions are more likely to be of good establishment stock, and to receive honours – but also have less income and questionable influence.

Saturday's Clasico was not his finest tactical hour, but Ancelotti is working in a strange environment and the inevitably angry response from Madrid fans and media should not forget the strong and questionable influence of their president.

The measure's backers have spent the past several months drumming up support by griping about runaway growth and cataloging the many shortcomings of L.A.'s approach to city planning: out-of-date community plans, inadequate tenant protections, a growing homelessness crisis, mansionization, the questionable influence of political contributions.

While their qualifications to speak on certain topics and issues can at times be questionable, the influence public officials have is truly immeasurable, stirring a debate or movement with a simple act, speech or -- in the case of James Harrison, the linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers -- a post on social media.

This week's birthdays include one of my favorite writers, Elmore Leonard, hardly a boomer, but an author whose books of snappy dialogue, black humor and characters of questionable character influenced this generation of writers and are pure joy to read.

Some buyout firms dabble in deeds that got Wall Street and Big Business in trouble in the post-Enron era conflicts of interest, inadequate disclosure, questionable accounting, influence-peddling and more.

The question of financial benefits, "questionable loans," lobbyist influence have all been brought to the surface.

The Mai Mai insist that they are Congo's true patriots, but it is questionable how much influence they wield — most villagers call them crooks and they tend to lose their battles.

After 10 years in custody, and with his business empire gone, it is questionable how much influence Khodorkovsky would have in Russia again, were he ever to return.

It is this more subtle and questionable use of influence and connections that greases the wheels not only in government, but much of our daily lives.