be influential
Example Sentences
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Independent expenditures by groups that lobby at the state Capitol can be influential in legislative races, but are not directly controlled by candidates.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
“Enough to be influential, but not so much that I can’t be overturned,” he said.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2024
He has said he would like a 25 percent stake, noting in January that it would be “enough to be influential, but not so much that I can’t be overturned.”
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024
And a song's placing on streaming services' Christmas playlists can be influential.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023
If Influence is to be ours, that is how it will come, not by our trying to be influential, but by our striving to be upright, loyal, and true.
From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Alexander, Arch.
