Example sentences of "able to influence the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for parallel development in relation to the parliamentary franchise , the position thus brought about might have resembled too closely that which prevailed under the Stuarts , save only that the pretended despot would have been a Prime Minister , able to influence the composition of Parliament to an excessive degree , rather than a monarch claiming Divine Right . |
| 2 | Up to now , it has been argued , many who have been able to influence the consumption of fuel in non-domestic buildings ( by altering the heating , lighting or ventilation in their own immediate environments ) have not been responsible for paying for the fuel which they consume . |
| 3 | ( We anticipate being able to influence the development of BG-BASE ) . |
| 4 | UK companies are able to influence the content of the evolving Community rules through their representative institutions , which in turn exert an influence on the Council , Commission and European Parliament . |
| 5 | The Secretary of State was able to influence the drafting of the terms of reference and the composition of the working parties ; yet the working parties necessarily contained a majority of professionals and in due course reported in ways which again the Secretary of State could only partially modify . |
| 6 | A term is always to be regarded as not individually negotiated where it has been drafted in advance and the consumer has therefore not been able to influence the substance of the term , particularly in the context of a pre-formulated standard contract . |
| 7 | Accordingly , the battle over the excisemen of Inverkeithing was intensified , for the rival Haldane party had no intention of giving way , and they too had friends able to influence the placement of excise officers . |
| 8 | Specific attention is given to the manner in which engineers as an occupational group are able to influence the outcomes of the introduction of new technology at work-place level . |
| 9 | With the separation of political power from the family , women were less able to influence the process of political recruitment or to act as substitutes for their men . |
| 10 | Geoff Boltwood , 43 year-old psychic healer and medium , is one of a band of men and women worldwide who appear to be able to influence the outcome of disease by tapping into some force or energy which no one yet understands . |
| 11 | There is a central role for specialists who can integrate the formal with the informal , who are able to influence the centres of power , and are committed more closely to the missions of the NHS than just financial reward . |