Sentence examples for said to exercise from inspiring English sources

Among these men, Bin Laden is said to exercise an unmatched influence.

The hand-held computer games are said to "exercise" the mental muscles and over time improve general thinking and memory.

Although Thaksin has mostly lived in exile since 2006, he is still said to exercise considerable influence.

In the Mahayana Buddhist sects, the monks, and those who are popularly known as bonzes, can hardly be said to exercise definitely sacerdotal functions in the temples, monasteries, and shrines.

He could not be said to exercise strictly legislative or judicial power any more, for instance, than it could be said that executive officers exercise such power when, upon investigation, they ascertain whether a particular applicant for a pension belongs to a class of persons who, under the general rules prescribed by Congress, are entitled to pensions.

In an industry in which established artists are steadily grabbing power from the big corporations (whose main defence is to try to "manufacture" a stream of easy-to-manage identikit boy and girl bands, or turn many a non-entity into a "Pop Idol") Shakira is said to exercise tighter than average control over all aspects of her career.

Travel warning The Australian government says to exercise a high degree of caution in Timor-Leste because of the uncertain security situation.

YES is a hard word to say to exercise and NO is an extremely hard word to say when you want one more drink or maybe seven.

"One definitely needs to be in a particular psychological and emotional state to exercise," she said.

He also said to "fully exercise its power," the Council would need more people on its staff.

He is said to be exercised by competitiveness in "the wider British political economy".