The collapse of the US-sponsored Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in April damaged relations with Washington and exposed the lack of influence wielded by Kerry.
Some reports about Goolsbee's departure have speculated that he is leaving out of frustration at the lack of influence he was having on policy (Huffpo) or that he is abandoning a sinking ship (Fox).
It is difficult to imagine Patrick doing what John did: talking up the meaning of the largely ceremonial captaincy, lobbying for the post and then bailing out after little more than a year, citing disenchantment with the Davis Cup format, the lack of influence he had on matches and the continuing lack of commitment from stars like Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang.
If there was ever any question over the lack of influence wielded by the Panel for Educational Policy — a group of 13 responsible for overseeing city education matters but often ridiculed as a rubber stamp — Friday morning appeared to clear things up.
The Sport of Kings, Unclothed To the Sports Editor: Re "At Racetrack, Economic Pressures Overpower Veterinarians Oathh," Sept. 22: Speaking as a fairly typical thoroughbred racehorse owner, I hope people understand the lack of influence we have to prevent the abuse of performance-enhancing medications.
An article on Nov. 8 about the lack of influence that many political action committees ultimately had on the outcome of the presidential campaign, despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars, misstated the role that Kenneth G. Langone, a top fund-raiser for Mitt Romney, had in the founding of Home Depot.
The number of platelets remained above 100,000/μl during the whole study, which reflects the lack of influence of the ADVOS system on platelet count.
Fourth, we report the lack of influence of bead coatings (antiintegrin, antitransferrin, antidystroglycan, or uncoated tracers were surveyed) on their rheological readouts.
HCVpp entry efficiency, as indicated by the luciferase activity in HCVpp-transduced Huh7.5.1 cells, was not noticeably altered by RBM24 silencing or overexpression (Fig. 2A), suggesting the lack of influence of RBM24 on HCV entry.
The lack of influence of these background measures on digital reading performance, on the student as well as the school level, may be a sign that digital reading is less valued than traditional reading in the light of cultural capital standards.
She said historians differed in opinion with some suggesting the lack of protest was due to anti-Semitism or the small numbers of Jews in the island, while others believe it was due to the lack of influence or status of the individuals affected.
