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Together they try to undo the ridgid Nazi
influence
that was instilled in him (which is no easy feat).
The timing seems convenient too, I was wondering why he held onto this film for a full term but it seems apparent that he's trying to use it to
influence
the 2008 election.
A rich, posh young woman moves from a quaint part of London to a run-down area, where she dreams of living a social class existence and escaping the corrupt
influence
of money.
Just when the Hammer Christopher Lee Dracula franchise began to run out of steam in the late sixties, the company revved up its product by turning to Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla (written before Bram Stoker penned Dracula, by the way, and a big
influence
on that better known book) and filming several versions of the novel.
Don Coscarelli's vision, while implemented in a low-budget and thus low-key fashion, has proven to be a major
influence
on horror films of the '80s and '90s.
A little more French
influence
on the making of this movie would probably have increased its authenticity.
This film has everything you could want from a martial arts flick and smacks of Chinese
influence
despite being an Amercian project.
But this recognition is not a confession of weakness; instead, it reflects his clear-sighted analysis of Russia's current predicament, and of the country's need to create, recreate, and sustain friendly relations among all of its neighbors if lost
influence
is to be regained.
We in Estonia and the other Baltic states now fear being consigned to Russia’s sphere of
influence
once more.
Such growth is needed east of Irkutsk (where the population is only eight million) because, otherwise, the area may fall into China’s sphere of
influence.
Yeltsin needs fresh ways to expand Russian
influence
in the region.
With the
influence
of the state declining, there is great need for international cooperation.
Any future gains in global influence, however, will require Europeans to overcome their internal divisions and improve their foreign-policy coordination.
Europe’s lack of a collective defense strategy, together with declining investment in military capacity, is also a serious obstacle to its continuing global
influence
as a security actor.
In the future, China will have to rely more heavily on interest rates to manage monetary policy, using the price of capital, not political considerations, to
influence
how firms make investment decisions.
A limited agreement would not only fail to bring these benefits; it could actually undercut the weight and
influence
of the transatlantic community, by signaling weakness and ceding rulemaking to other forums.
But another finding has also started to
influence
the current debate on growth: poor people within a country are less happy than rich people.
The left, which would strongly
influence
any “third front” government, are staunchly opposed to economic liberalization and wish to strengthen, rather than dilute, India’s large public sector.
But, in exchange, the Chinese expect business opportunities and, to some extent, political
influence.
To be sure, television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and Internet sites have been hyping financial misconduct, awakening and shaping the type of emotional responses that often have a powerful
influence
on financial markets.
As the curtain drops, two developments will greatly
influence
the withdrawal process and the ultimate outcome.
If China wants to increase its international
influence
by holding up its experience as a model for others to emulate, it must identify the mechanisms that underlay its success and explain why they are transferrable.
At a time of growing resentment toward its increasing international influence, China’s ability to promote its development model is being severely undermined.
Russia’s ability to
influence
journalism and literature is a case in point.
It should be noted that, even if Rajapaksa does not become prime minister, he is likely to win a seat in Parliament, providing him with the
influence
and political standing he needs to lead his SLFP faction more openly.
But, of course, his
influence
over national policy would be much greater as prime minister.
Although radicals represent no more than 1% of the Muslim population, their
influence
is based on the widening effects of their violence and their total rejection of compromise.
Indeed, when Admiral Timothy J. Keating, the commander of the United States Navy’s Pacific fleet, visited China in 2007, a high-ranking Chinese naval officer proposed that the two countries demarcate a “zone of control” at Hawaii, defining the limits of US naval
influence
and the beginning of China’s maritime sphere.
But, while many Japanese feel (with some justification) that South Korea and, in particular, China, exploit the Yasukuni issue to reduce Japan’s
influence
in the region and to pander to their publics’ strong nationalism, they are missing the point.
The US administration, fashionably worried over China’s growing regional influence, seems quite happy with a closely-tied Japan that could help balance China.
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