Sentence examples for work to influence from inspiring English sources

Until 2013, Mr. Dodd cannot directly work to influence his former colleagues.

"I want my work to influence public conversation, to turn heads, and to bear witness to this problem that's raging in our cities.

In autumn 2013, the UK embarked on behind-the-scenes work to influence the course of the war by shaping perceptions of opposition fighters.

The two then work to influence Mansfield's judgment in a famous case of 1783, in which slave traders intentionally drowned their human cargo at sea, and then demanded insurance payment for lost property.

Instead, he said last week, he is, at 60, content to work to influence governmental and political matters from the quieter periphery, as a consultant for corporations, labor unions and strivers for public office.

But the association's proposals do not address what most people agree is the single most corrosive element in the lobbying process: the perception that huge campaign contributions from lobbyists and their clients work to influence legislators' policy positions and legislation.

It would give students more incentive to keep working to influence their final marks.

Others who have worked to influence the planning process have been more critical.

These were politically charged topics, and so the administration worked to influence his commentary, using carrots and sticks alike.

Mr. Bloomberg's antigun coalition, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, is working to influence the election by sending out a candidate questionnaire.

Farron is largely working to influence the party manifesto, but Labour challenged why only two Liberal Democrat peers had voted against the tax during a Lords debate.