Religious moderation, if not secularization, remains the key not only to social integration, but also to Muslims opportunity to influence Europe s future.

The recent saffron revolution in Burma presented China with not only a challenge, but also an opportunity to exert its influence.

But, despite past US administrations opportunity to make their influence felt, they preferred to permit Israel, an allied, friendly state, to do what it wanted.

New digital technologies are also being used to give citizens easier access to information and the more opportunity to try to influence decisions that affect their lives.

The alternative is a world in which we remain hostage to the region s pathologies, which provide ample opportunity for Al Qaeda to reassert its narrative and influence.

Unlike majority influence, minority influence can rarely influence others through normative social influence because the majority is indifferent to the minority's perspective of them.

All parties to the Kyoto Protocol, including African nations, have a unique opportunity to influence the post 2012 debate and defend the inclusion of land use projects in the emerging carbon market.

With the recent elections in the United States and the rise of Asia s global influence, there is an opportunity to turn the world s attention to the most critical challenges facing our planet.

In Brazil, for example, civil society representatives comprise two thirds of the National Council on Food and Nutrition Security, and thus have the opportunity to influence policymaking at the highest level.

These fora primarily deals with the position of women within the party, but also have the opportunity to influence decision making in competent institutions by establishing common positions on specific issues.

Although Osama bin Laden and his chief lieutenant, Aiman Al Zawahiri, may issue the occasional video or audio tape, their opportunity to exert any meaningful direction, as opposed to influence, is seriously limited.

Minority and majority influence combined There is evidence to suggest that it is possible for minority influence and majority influence to work together.

The world, including the United States, disapproves of the Israeli settlements. But, despite past US administrations opportunity to make their influence felt, they preferred to permit Israel, an allied, friendly state, to do what it wanted.

Iran could also view the transitions in Central Asia as an opportunity to expand its regional influence, particularly given its close ethnic and cultural ties with Tajikistan and its long border with Turkmenistan.

To consider Islam as a civilization that is not susceptible to change is an historical fallacy. Religious moderation, if not secularization, remains the key not only to social integration, but also to Muslims opportunity to influence Europe s future.

Advocacy strives to influence a program or policy either directly or indirectly therefore, the influence is being evaluated, rather than the results of that influence.

In addition, those members of the international community with the means and opportunity to influence the posture of the parties, including SLM A, must try to steer the current round of talks in Abuja towards a positive outcome.

Its number one enemy, Saddam, was dispatched by its number two enemy, the United States, which presented Iran with a golden opportunity to extend its influence beyond its western border for the first time since 1746.

The influence continues to this day.

Unfortunately, there is no country in a position to influence Iran to the extent that China can influence North Korea.

Arab artistic influence in Sicily mirrors the Lombard influence in the Mezzogiorno.

I want you to give me influence.

We influence our friends who in their turn influence their friends, meaning that our actions can influence people we have never met.

Social influence was present in both groups, but was stronger in the group that was exposed to both the arguments (minority influence) and the knowledge that the jury conformed (majority influence).

To influence the majority, the minority group would take the approach of informational social influence (Wood, 1994), or social proof.

The group's influence on comedy has been compared toThe Beatles' influence on music.

Parliaments want to make sure that they are well informed of those negotiations, that they have an opportunity to debate what is being negotiated, that they can question ministers and influence the negotiating positions they are advancing on behalf of their people.

Trading in influence

Of course, Russia is bound to exercise strong influence in the former Soviet territories, but it will have to share that influence with others.

We can influence behavior.

They will lose influence.

If people are to feel committed to the place where they live, they must be allowed to influence decision making, and that influence should not depend on nationality.

Majority influence refers to the majority trying to produce conformity on the minority, while minority influence is converting the majority to adopt the thinking of the minority group.

While this suggests that inbred characteristics influence the extent to which people play particular roles, it leaves a lot of room for learned behavior to influence outcomes.

Mr. Serio (Italy) said the Ministry for Equal Opportunity was committed to ensuring equal opportunity throughout the country.

Very, very hard to think that you will influence us.

Of course, these considerations ought not to influence the legislation.

Former leaders of Ituri armed groups continue to wield influence

With influence must come accountability.

Factors that influence health conditions

But now Japan s political and economic influence in South East Asia is gradually declining, owing in part to its failure to exert influence over security and defense matters.

You're going to give me that opportunity.

But we have an opportunity to act.

Discipline is an opportunity to teach. 5.

The ability of grassroots movements to influence policy is set to increase.