Egypt s political stagnation has reduced its regional influence.

But its influence is more commercial than political.

Advocacy groups can also exert influence on political parties.

This will influence Russia's political mentality more than anything else.

They have lost faith that they can really influence political developments, much less influence the direction in which our civilization is evolving.

They are less likely than members of the professional political class to allow political calculations to influence their views.

Women's organisations and women's associations of political parties have had a considerable influence on the policies of political parties.

In both countries, representatives of each of these groups demand substantial political influence.

Even more fundamentally, racial considerations also influence the nature of America's political institutions.

And political considerations could influence what is meant to be a technical assessment.

But, in exchange, the Chinese expect business opportunities and, to some extent, political influence.

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

Instead, special interests compete for influence through campaign contributions and other forms of political donations.

He opposed his father's political beliefs, and complained of his lack of influence in government.

Although 007, who turned 50 this year, is a British born global brand, his influence on the American political psyche and that psyche s influence on Bond is obvious.

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.

While markets are imperfect, regulators are not only human but bureaucratic and subject to political influence.

The deterioration of Saudi Arabia s political influence has contributed to a growing sense of national decline.

Having failed to provide effective assistance, the West is no position to exert much political influence.

Political Ideas in the Romantic Age Their Rise and Influence on Modern Thought , Chatto Windus, 2006.

He used it in the context of political influence exerted by a patron over a client.

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 .

Those who want to influence political leaders must get used to convincing their masters, the people, directly.

It was a period of violence and political turmoil with strong foreign influence exerted on Iraqi politics.

This must be done through joint efforts, regardless of the economic or political influence of each country.

Local power holders some closely linked to the drug trade still maintain military power and political influence.

It is vital that Europe join in this great game for influence and draw Kazakhstan s political orientation westwards.

To prevent this inefficient trade off, governments should tie central bankers hands by insulating them from political influence.

It is not too late for the US to regain its political and diplomatic influence in Latin America.

Political events in a number of the least developed countries are also expected to influence progress in 2005.

This process does not occur in a historical vacuum, devoid of the influence of powerful social and political factors.

Thereafter, Solidarity had little influence as a political party, though it did become the largest trade union in Poland.

In many countries of the region criminal justice institutions remain weak and, to varying degrees, subject to political influence.

The influence of social groups on political outcomes Recently, some political scientists have been interested in many studies which aimed to analyze the relation between the behavior of social groups and the political outcomes.

This point is used to bolster a third argument large institutions have undue political influence and thus capture their regulators.

NATO expansion is nothing more than the extension of its zone of influence andin the most sensitive, military political sphere.

It also encompasses the significant influence of the wealth holders on the political process and the aims of economic policy.

Arts Different forms of art have swayed under the influence of great philosophers, teachers, religious figures and even political figures.

But the move proved to be a strategic defeat, given that it significantly diminished the United States political influence in Iraq.

This precedent will not be easy to roll back, and will have a far reaching positive influence on China s political progress.

And the increasingly heavy influence of political factors on market performance will likely weigh on global growth for years to come.

They are also putting on the line their political independence and the hard won credibility needed to influence private sector behavior.

achieving concrete results in the local government reform process will influence prospects for the political process to determine Kosovo's future status .

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.

Politicians became income maximizing suppliers of policy favors citizens became rent seeking lobbies and special interests and political systems became marketplaces in which votes and political influence are traded for economic benefits.