1.   Communist influence also grew rapidly among the small section of young people organized in political youth and student groups.

2.   And their influence is growing.

3.   As we saw in the last presidential campaign, its influence is growing as that of religious conservatives and liberal special-interest groups is shrinking.

4.   Attempts by the church to discipline him failed, his influence grew and he was excommunicated.

5.   Ahmed said the revelation that the FBI opposed his release, fearing in part that his influence would grow because of his imprisonment, did not surprise him.

6.   But even if the numbers are small, their influence is growing.

7.   But Leopold did not live to see his influence grow.

8.   His influence has grown in the past year or two, as Policy became distracted by league matters and the pursuit of a new San Francisco stadium.

9.   Over the next decade, its influence grew, as it recruited and elected dozens of candidates who have risen to positions of power in the legislature.

10.   The group expects its influence to grow with Bush in the White House.