Sentences with phrase «wield powerful influence»

The political, military, police intelligence and information network of governments; the economic information network of transnational corporate powers; the global media; and the religious - cultural networks of world religions wield powerful influence over information and communication throughout the world.

With the fossil fuel industry and their allies wielding powerful influence over our Congress, we need to accelerate the change and solutions here in the Northwest.

Not exact matches

I would suggest five concepts that appear to wield a powerful psychological influence on Christianity as practiced in contemporary America.

The NRA is the nation's largest gun rights organization with about five million members, and a powerful lobbying organization that wields significant influence on Capitol Hill.

That's not an insurmountable obstacle, but the bid would not be as powerful as one coming from one of the established third - party lines, which wield considerable influence in New York.

Coup doesn't really support gracefully dropping out of play — the cards you hold have too powerful an influence on the game even if you're not wielding them.

As Lofoten Declaration signatory Secretary General Martel of the Pacific Island Development Forum importantly notes, «the only reason why fossil fuel exploration continues is because of powerful people with vested interests and the political influence that they wield.

Peter Wachowski, a principal in the Park Ridge Law firm Bellas & Wachowski Attorneys at Law, distinguishes himself as one of Chicago's most powerful lawyers in his ability to wield influence in his professional community and express generous sensitivity to clients» needs.

Wielding the all - powerful mantra of «democratic legitimacy» (on the concept in transnational context, see this recently published Special Report), the EP has a decades - long history of increasing its influence in European politics.