Sentences with phrase «wield less influence»
But political observers had expected the mayor to wield less influence this time around.
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The financial services and investment community was even less engaged, staying mostly quiet on suggestions that it wield its considerable influence over gun merchants to encourage firearms - related changes.
But the panel of judges, for Euractiv.com, found that Cameron's influence fell short of those wielded by lesser - known figures like Richard Corbett, a member of EU president Herman Van Rompuy's Cabinet, and Philip Lowe, the Commission director - general for energy.
It is important not because of the extent to which Unite wields direct influence in this election: trade union members may comprise less than a third of those eligible to vote following the Collins changes and, with a lower turnout, perhaps 15 % or less of those who actually do so.
It is important not because of the extent to which Unite wields direct influence in this election: trade union members may comprise less than a third of those eligible -LSB-...]
Momentarily setting aside the unprecedented financial firepower that foundations and environmental groups threw at the fight over climate legislation (there's more to come here on the debate over who wielded more or less influence), there's one graph that — to me — utterly punctures arguments that a meaningful cap - style climate bill had a chance (at least one with any environmental integrity).