Example sentences of "try to influence [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ We had a common view , ’ Lewis once conceded in a letter , but we had it before we met , ’ insisting that no one ever influenced Tolkien : ‘ You might as well try to influence a bandersnatch . ’ |
2 | Not only did we try to influence the views of those in positions of power through detailed submissions and meetings , we also sought to mobilise public opinion through the news media and our own publications . |
3 | According to the narrow and uncontroversial version of the doctrine ( to which most other democratic countries , including the Netherlands , subscribe ) it simply requires that governments should not try to influence the decision of the courts in an individual case . |
4 | No Government should try to influence the decisions of the courts in individual cases . |
5 | The militants did not even try to influence the voters . |