Sentence examples for to exercise influence from inspiring English sources

But many South Koreans assume that he continues to exercise influence over the chaebol.

He later came to exercise influence on the queen but was eventually removed from court.

This was someone who we felt had the chance to exercise influence, or escape and publicly humiliate the regime.

The two businessmen hired Mr. Corbin, husband of Grant's sister, Virginia, to exercise influence on the White House.

But Mrs. Duhalde has pressed on undeterred, confident that it is her destiny to exercise influence even without a title.

Mr. Balaguer could still be in a position to exercise influence should his party come in second in the vote.

He continued to exercise influence in Mito, however, and in 1848 he was allowed to resume his post.

Even after he handed power to the current military regime, he was still thought to exercise influence behind the scenes.

One obvious way for shareholders to exercise influence is through their willingness (or otherwise) to provide capital.

But the bloc's ability to exercise influence through progressive standards and moral leadership, rather than superpower status, is facing a crucial test.

What had been small fractures between sects or tribes or ethnicities grew rapidly into wider cracks that are often exploited by external actors eager to exercise influence.