"It seems to me that when the president [of the court] discussed ramification to the Army, the sinister specter of command influence raised its ugly head.
Under Oskar Lafontaine's leadership in the late 1990s, the SPD was able to raise its profile and influence government decision-making in opposition by blocking CDU-led tax reforms.
Meanwhile, there are other ways that Google may raise its profile and influence in this part of the world: Last week the company's investment arm, Google Ventures, confirmed that it would be opening its first office in Europe, in London, with a $100 million fund for startup investments in the region.
Rather than old-style French meddling, in short, Wendel says its move is that of a modern activist shareholder, raising its stake to increase its influence over Saint-Gobain'strategygy.
The floury baker rapidly extends or raises its abdomen, thus modulating the influence of the air sacs on the sound to change its volume, pitch or tune during the introduction to the free song.
But Briody's account of how an upstart venture capi tal firm went from nothing to managing funds of nearly $14 billion in just 15 years, earning investors returns of around 36percentnt, is likely to reinforce the controversial image of the Carlyle Group and raise concerns about its influence in Washington and beyond.
The progressive implementation of MTH into clinical practice and its proven impact on neurological outcome has raised the question about its influence on serum levels of S-100.
After months of caution, the Bush administration suffered a string of setbacks to its newly active Middle East peace efforts this week, raising unsettling questions about its influence in the region and what steps it can -- and will -- take next.
The carbon positive strategy should build on the leading role GNM has taken in calculating its digital footprint, both by acting to reduce that footprint and using its influence to raise the bar amongst other media and ICT companies that have yet to grasp the nettle.
We have asked the EBU to use its influence to raise publicly the issue of imprisoned and harassed reporters, and to support publicly the efforts by Baku's courageous civil society to organise freedom of speech events in the week before Eurovision.
