I control enough of the political machine to carry some weight in a crisis.

With economic power came political power as well.

Moreover the football influences politics.

He may prove to have a positive impact on the economy

Domestic politics is always an important factor influencing a country s foreign policy.

And in the present instance this step is evidently very small.

Policy direction is an important instrument here.

Even without any elected office, however, Galeano remained a politically influential public voice.

All of these factors influence the political stability of the region, it adds.

Provision was made for better education of the lower clergy, and the political influence of the higher clergy is restricted.

They held large fiefs, and great political influence.

Mr. Guerrero had used his political influence to obtain information.

We have failed to transform economic aid into political influence, they lament.

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

Economic uncertainty is also dramatically affecting Brazilian politics.

He was the father of Armand, duc d'Aiguillon, who succeeded him as duc d'Aiguillon.

Militants on both sides remain strong, and they exert much influence politically.

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

Many countries have begun to look at financial protectionism as a way to increase their political leverage.

A supra national political space can develop only if European politics gains visibility, influence, and credibility.

This change in Shiite orientation also reflects a very modern influence on politics.

This macro economic clout does not require the EIB to have its own macro economic policy.

We have a unified, cohesive, substantive policy which has an influence in the area.

Religious and political influence University of Douai was the center of religious debate to the political implications.

We should let the political wish prevail, for then this will diminish our actual influence on the content.

Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics it involves fundamental trade offs and affects different groups differently.

By contrast , apart from the positive impact of price stability , monetary policy has no scope for exerting any lasting influence on real variables .

Though he is no longer president, he still holds considerable sway among the political elite.

3. This new policy has had a real impact on the process of pacification and reconciliation.

However, some first ladies have exercised a degree of political influence by virtue of being an important adviser to the president.

It is the monetary policy that mainly determines the rate of interest and largely influences the exchange rate.

We have instruments that enable us to exert cultural, economic, political and, now, also military influence.

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Russian policy, based on immediate monetary gain and a hope of diplomatic influence, is dangerously short sighted.

To the surprise of many seasoned observers, foreign policy is having only a modest impact on voters.

At the current stage of the development of international relations, regional arrangements and agencies are acquiring significant political influence.

Most obviously it was needed for consent for taxation (although taxation was only raised irregularly in Scotland in the medieval period), but it also had a strong influence over justice, foreign policy, war, and all manner of other legislation, whether political, ecclesiastical, social or economic.

Moreover, the military remains politically influential in Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia.

Only if he succeeds on the domestic front will he be able to exercise political influence abroad.

Observers hope that Taiwan can have a positive influence on China s future domestic politics because China has yet to democratically elect its leader and women's civic engagement there is limited to a strict Communist Party mold.

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

Hopefully, the coming decades will see less Cold War and more hot competition for political and economic influence.

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 .

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