Sentence examples for reduced its influence from inspiring English sources

This agreement was not accepted by the province of Buenos Aires, since it reduced its influence and power over the other provinces.

Fidelity, the US fund management group, has reduced its influence over the fate of Abbey National after scaling back its stake in the high street bank.

Once upon a time, this body had a crucial role in writing the election manifesto, but Mr Blair has steadily reduced its influence.

And the army, which appears to have emerged with its reputation enhanced (at least so far), failed to back the president, while Washington's confusion and contradictory messages reduced its influence.

For one thing, the magazine's success has spawned imitators, in the form of other policy magazines, cable TV talk shows and Web logs, which have carved up its territory and reduced its influence.

Yet many bankers in Britain now fret that a row in December 2011, when David Cameron, the prime minister, threatened to veto changes to EU treaties, has reduced its influence in Brussels.

Meanwhile, there is a danger that Britain's increasingly aloof stance within the Union could marginalize it and reduce its influence.

Despite these attempts to reduce its influence, Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III found it essential to the conduct of their military campaigns and sustained its power and financial autonomy.

By reducing the government's stake they hope to reduce its influence.

I'm in favour of anything that reduces its influence on the conduct of cricket, or at the very least lends itself to a uniformity of its application".

The Kremlin, aware that the Russian language's retreat could reduce its influence, has protested restrictive language laws in its neighbors, including Estonia.