Sentences with phrase «influence upon the public»

Historically this way has been for recipients to use their influence upon the public to «suggest» sponsor products.

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The expenditures upon which we seek a report are those that Congress has said to not warrant a deduction as an ordinary and necessary business expense, namely, lobbying, participation in the political system by supporting or opposing candidates for office, and trying to influence the general public or segment thereof as to elections, legislative matters or referenda.

Your brilliant answer sheds light upon the unique methods of anti-communist «defensive» propaganda adopted over the years, which can influence public opinion in deep and unexpected ways through popular culture — I appreciate and upvote!

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries sending communications to influential men was, for many early female voters, the most effective way of influencing political debate in a period where public speaking was frowned upon.

«Even assuming that the contention is true, by petitioners» own acknowledgment the mathematical formula to calculate the size of the Senate is not a matter upon which public opinion should have any influence.»

This survey by the Daily News and the Marist Poll was based upon a representative sample of the New York electorate to measure, not influence, public opinion.

The quid pro quo element is therefore satisfied if the public official understood that as a result of the payment, he of she was expected to exercise particular kinds of influence on behalf of the person directing the payments as opportunities arose, or when called upon to do so.

Historical and even scientific truth can be merely the consensus agreed upon by those who presently have the power and influence to determine public opinion, or it can be based on evidence that has been tested in the laboratory, in debate, or in a court of law.

Blacksburg, Va — Called together to comment upon what one speaker called «the current fervor to enhance the moral influence of the public school,» experts in the study of values suggested here this month that schools should resist external pressures to «narrow their focus» to the teaching of specific religious or moral doctrines.

This weekend's Wall Street Journalinterview with the foundation's namesake about those school reform efforts once again hit upon one of the most - salient points I had made: That private - sector donations to public school districts and efforts at influencing policy won't be enough to continue the overhaul of American public education.

(a) provide a forum for members of the Party to have their say and influence the policies and platform of the Party; (b) coordinate the policy development process in all provinces and territories with a view to maintaining a current written statement of the policies of the Party (the «Party policies») that will, together with contributions from the Leader and the Caucus and subject to the approval of the Leader, form the basis for the platform of the Party for use in the next general election (the «Party platform»); (c) establish written procedures for the policy development process and publish those procedures on the public website of the Party; (d) maintain an up to date compilation of the Party policies on the public website of the Party; (e) subject to the veto in whole or in part (including a veto line by line) by the Leader, draft the Party platform and, upon its release during an election, publish the Party platform on the public website of the Party

A public perception, even one based upon heresay, nevertheless holds much in the way of influence amongst other members of the public.