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

This influence does not imply a hegemonic relationship, but rather points to an alternative path for reform and economic development that other primarily Muslim countries might take.

Therefore, the minority homosexual group had less of an influence.

But influence is not an end in itself it is a means to an end.

NGOs exert an indirect influence on Government planning priorities through their publications.

Such an important role resulted in a major influence of the local elite.

This confederation, under French influence, put an end to the Holy Roman Empire.

There was an internal hierarchy in the women's wing of the SS, which had no influence on the male troops, although the titles designated to the women sometimes had an influence upon the owners.

Paul Ehrlich s bestseller The Population Bomb exerted an influence that lasts to this day.

An important Al Qaida and Taliban objective is to influence opinion through the media.

Influence diagram Much of the information in a decision tree can be represented more compactly as an influence diagram, focusing attention on the issues and relationships between events.

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.

Disclosure may help democratize political donations, preventing them from having an undue influence in elections.

Latin America, Africa, and the Arab world also must see an increase in their influence.

In the meantime, though, foreign policy will have only an indirect influence on Americans choice.

Minority influence, a form of social influence, takes place when a member of a minority group, like an individual, influences a majority to accept the minority's beliefs or behaviour.

It also exerted political influence in Lebanese affairs, an influence that has significantly increased since 1990 and was sanctioned in 1991 by a treaty of Brotherhood, Cooperation and Coordination .

With Sweden's lost influence, Russia emerged as an empire and became one of Europe's dominant nations.

He has power only over those who take him as their patron and who , under his influence , associate others with Allah in His Divinity .

He has power only over those who take him as their patron and who , under his influence , associate others with Allah in His Divinity .

Under such an approach, NATO s expansion is represented as an extension of America s sphere of influence, to the detriment of Russia, of course.

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

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

Take NeoOffice as an example here.

But it will take some time before the new migrants gain decisive political influence, and the problems of Iran and Russia for Europe require immediate attention.

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

In terms of soft power, India has an established democracy, and a vibrant popular culture with transnational influence.

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

Overview An advocacy group is a group or an organization which tries to influence the government but does not hold power in the government.

Trading in influence

How do you convince your passionate followers if other, equally credentialed, economists take the opposite view? All too often, the path to easy influence is to impugn the other side s motives and methods, rather than recognizing and challenging an opposing argument s points.

Today, not to take a decision not to take action is not an option.

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.

You'd better take an umbrella with you.

Fadil decided to take an Arabic class.

In the United States, pharmaceutical care or clinical pharmacy has had an evolving influence on the practice of pharmacy.

We can influence behavior.

They will lose influence.

Mark Rudd stated that the book was an attempt to influence the movement that we had abandoned back in 1969.

The consequences of unilateral acts could also vary they could lead to international treaties or influence an important legal regime.

The publication of the HDR is an important contribution to generating a demand for better data to influence policy debates.

A harrowing predilection for the uses of force had become commonplace, with an equal distaste for the alternative forms of influence.

An alternative scenario relies on the powerful unifying impact of human capital, the defining factor in the quest for global influence.

But this process has been politicized and ridden by an acute behind the scenes competition for influence among the major powers.

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