Sentences with phrase «sway many»

Convertible noteholders are often at the mercy of others, with little power to sway the outcome of their investments (at least until the conversion event).

The Wildrose Alliance had hoped to sway right - wing voters from the Progressive Conservative Party, especially in rural ridings.

The face of the riding has changed significantly to give the two towns of Okotoks and High River more sway.

The boundaries were adjusted in 2010, giving the two towns a little more sway over the results, which pose an interesting challenge for Smith.

It's the great leveller where status and rank hold no sway, where generation gaps are bridged, inhibitions lowered, tongues loosened, schemes hatched, songs sung, stories told and gossip embroidered.

The absence of Cohn's dissenting voice means Navarro and his allies should have more sway when encouraging Trump to enact more aggressively protectionist policies on the big trade issues of the day.

The federal NDP, which picked up three new seats in B.C. in 2011, is using this as a training ground for the 2015 federal vote, both to fine - tune ideas and techniques and to sway popular opinion in the key region.

[Cambridge Analytica CEO appears to talk about using bribes and sex workers to sway elections in video]

The fear of a peak earnings cycle surfaced with this headline and certainly with Apple being such a huge component (14.60 % of the Nasdaq 100), its stock price action carries a lot of sway as to the investor sentiment in the tech sector.

Questions remain about how Russia used Facebook to sway the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.

The political firm, which consulted on President Donald Trump's campaign, siphoned data from some 50 million Facebook users as it built an election - consulting company that boasted it could sway voters in contests all over the world.

Poloz himself has no control over the actions of the markets. And his response to any macroeconomic damage that results is limited to monetary policy adjustments (the next Bank of Canada interest rate decision is September 9), over which the Prime Minister is not supposed to have sway.

Remember that in recent cabinets, the President of the Treasury Board has held considerable sway over the province's purse - strings.

While issuing warnings or trying to educate the public against what regulators fear are risky investments are not uncommon around the world, in this case they tried to sway public opinion against crypto assets by paying social media influencers to attack them.

Sarhan said that the retail sales report will represent the final macroeconomic indicator (barring a major outlier) that could significantly sway the Fed's decision on when to hike rates before its meeting next Wednesday.

I make «her» as a Prentice type trying to sway people to the idea they are collecting royalty.

Federal Reserve policy makers are set to meet next week, and while there is little expectation that an interest - rate increase will be announced when the meeting ends on Wednesday, the latest economic reading could sway the Fed's outlook.

The announcement is the latest attempt to sway the B.C. government, coming on the heels of Alberta's short - lived ban on importing British Columbia wine.

The dissidents» strong corporate governance credentials may be enough to sway some institutional investors in their favour despite limited disclosure.

In China, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle of physics holds sway, whereby the mere observation of economic numbers changes their behavior.

Broadcom had already maneuvered to re-domicile in the U.S., potentially making a CFIUS review moot, but that didn't sway the Trump administration from moving to block the deal.

Frangelico partered with News Corp Australia with the aim to sway consumer behavior and increase brand awareness.

Alas, my proposal failed to sway the arbiters at Harvard, and I did not receive the fellowship.

Sources said Kalanick is opposed to giving any CEO that much power, since it puts a large block of directors under sway of management, and that is not good governance.

A big open question is how much sway Nabiullina holds over the dominant top 10 banks, the six biggest of them controlled by arms of the federal government.

The next four weeks may prove especially taxing, as geopolitical risks and a congressional battle over the budget sway market opinion.

In any event, even if one explains the fact that the US dollar has crashed in purchasing power in recent times, over a very condensed period of time, by more than 75 %, because it has been one of the strongest currencies in a pool of rapidly devaluing currencies for the past two years, I've discovered that quite often, even presentation of indisputable facts can not sway people to believe something that they simply do not want to believe.

One thing has changed since then: Sanctions against Iran were lifted over the weekend, and the Saudis and their followers were in part hoping that their staunch position on crude production would help sway the sanctions decision.

The company has been lambasted by public officials and others for spreading false stories, and for allowing Russian - linked groups to use its platform to potentially sway voters during the 2016 election.

Tax credits also have a history of growing out of control — and means governments are continuously making the kinds of adjustments that could give them sway over the news industry.

But Cohn's last - ditch efforts to sway Trump had little effect.

It has been previously reported that a Russian troll farm spent $ 100,000 on Facebook advertisements to sway the mindset of the public during the 2016 presidential elections.

According to Rhoades, this shift in compensation will take away the funds» sway over commission advisors by limiting the funds» ability to reward sales.

Itâ $ ™ s remarkable that this event still holds such sway over the popular imagination despite other more recent instances of hyperinflation.

Even more, what happens when a whole series of democratic institutions falls under the sway of one private interest?

The site does offer plenty of practical tips, but that is not enough to sway us.

But others were less sure, noting that the three companies — which, combined, employ more than one million people — might still hold little sway over the largest insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, who oversee the benefits of tens of millions of Americans.

And, as long as the nation's current interventionist ideology holds sway, it will only be through a financial meltdown that the US's role as global policeman will come to a much - needed end.

It remains to be seen which of the billionaires can sway it his way.

United feared Samson's sway could jeopardize its Port Authority prospects, including the approval of a hangar to help the airline at Newark's airport, the SEC said.

Yes, Tether holds sway over two of the top three largest bitcoin markets.

Which is not much of a moral defense even if the company believes its lawyers can sway judges with it.

Still, with Merkel's role on the international stage seemingly eclipsed by Macron, some have questioned whether the chancellor has what it takes to sway Trump on issues where even Macron appears to have failed.

Zakaria wasn't suggesting ceding Western values and beliefs — but rather recognizing that prevailing attitudes on such issues as the environment, human rights, and social affairs are different in many parts of Asia than those that hold sway in the West.

Even though algorithms decide so much of a citizen's life — what ads a person sees, what political messages they hear, what kinds of loans they can get, how they fair in the criminal justice system — these things are all under the sway of algorithms, and most consumers don't feel empowered to push back because they don't know the math.

The track is classic Sade — a lush, honey sway, a voice like thick, slow - motion silk.

Gone are the days when a beautiful brochure, powerful sales presentation and a strong salesperson could adequately sway a prospect / customer's opinions about the value of your products or services.

But she said that it would not sway her from Mr. Trump or Republican candidates.

Alexis Tsipras was on course on Monday night to sway radical - leftist Syriza MPs to accept the most draconian rescue of a sovereign nation since the second world war, after the Greek prime minister accepted a third bailout programme that one analyst said came after a weekend of «gunboat diplomacy».

Last week, TechCircle chronicled how Chinese investors have been holding sway among Indian internet companies, with e-commerce behemoth Alibaba investing a large chunk of this money.