Iran, the only other large Shia-controlled state, with strong but not overwhelming influence in Iraq, says privately that it is unhappy with Mr Maliki, but does not want a political explosion in the country while it is facing ever-mounting pressure over Syria, its other Arab ally, and its economy is buckling under the impact of sanctions.
And with Assad now firmly in place in Damascus, Tehran enjoys overwhelming influence in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, with substantial sway in parts of Yemen and the Palestinian Territories.
Washington has therefore had a veto and overwhelming influence over IMF decision making ever since, with Europe and Japan playing the role of subordinate partners.
Petrarch and Dante he acknowledged, frequently with irony, but he never once mentioned his older contemporary, Boccaccio, the overwhelming influence upon him.
Jake Scott made his feature debut with Plunkett and Macleane last year: the film shares a cinematographer and costume designer with Gladiator, and Jake made no attempt to hide his father's overwhelming influence.
The overwhelming influence of self-initiation of help-seeking online compared with in-person services was clearly evident.
Although the London cohort would be envisaged to be a more heterogeneous population with an input from foreign donors, this was not expected to have an overwhelming influence.
With Democrats in charge in Washington, the IMF - in which the United States has overwhelming influence - should not be imposing Republican economic policies.
An Iranian atom bomb will give radical Islam overwhelming influence.
Washington has had a veto and overwhelming influence over decision making ever since the I.M.F. was created in 1944, with Europe and Japan playing the role of subordinate partners.
