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It may be suspected that the low estate to which Prohibition had fallen and a desire to avoid a diplomatic controversy should the seizure at issue have been upheld influenced the Court's decision.

But French books fully upheld the influence of French taste in Europe.

Traditional beliefs are upheld which influence male involvement, including the central role of women in the domain of pregnancy and childbirth that cannot be ignored.

"The peace of these waters must still be maintained," Curzon insisted, and followed with a classic instance of empire-think: "Your independence will continue to be upheld, and the influence of the British government must remain supreme".

At a news conference Monday in Antalya, Turkey, where Obama was attending the Group of 20 summit, the president denounced those proposals as contrary to U.S. humanitarian values, which he said must be upheld to strengthen American influence in the world.

The Republic requires American antagonism to uphold its regional influence and its stranglehold on the Iranian people - the United States should deprive it of this gift.

Martin Short's classic book Inside the Brotherhood contains many examples; and on a couple of occasions the local government ombudsman has upheld complaints of undue masonic influence on planning committees.

In a decision the next year, the court bolstered the law and upheld a 1990 decision limiting corporate influence.

Strangely, none of these considerations influenced Justice Antonin Scalia's opinion, which nonetheless upheld the lender's right to credit bid.

The court has upheld campaign finance laws meant to drive the potentially corrupting influence of large contributions out of politics.

The Supreme Court has upheld campaign finance laws meant to drive the potentially corrupting influence of large contributions out of politics.