1.   In this way, the weakest contestants demonstrated that even they could influence the course of international diplomacy.

2.   An opportunity to influence the course of American letters and uphold the standard of art.

3.   All these albums either influenced the course of jazz or had a significant impact on the careers of the artists.

4.   Even if he does not become part of the government, he will probably influence its course.

5.   Feeling powerless to influence the course of their common destiny, people simply retreat from the political life of the country.

6.   For the first time in the history of professional sports, a group of agents is directly influencing the course of labor negotiations.

7.   He observed the proceedings with the bemused air of one who felt powerless to influence a course he regards as profoundly misguided.

8.   He said that a private contribution might be perceived as having unduly influenced the course of a federal investigation.

9.   How can IMF money influence the course of events in Russia?

10.   I was influencing the course of American letters, after all.