1.   A press baron is an immensely powerful figure.

2.   He is arguably the third most powerful political figure in the state, after Gov.

3.   ...a powerful political figure with a reputation for ruthlessness.

4.   Alongside a weakened Prime Minister, he could well become the most powerful figure in the Cabinet.

5.   Although he had served as minister of international trade and industry and as foreign minister, he was hardly a powerful figure in the governing Liberal Democratic Party.

6.   Although these views are widely shared, many powerful figures still resist them.

7.   Among them was Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin, a powerful party figure and ranking minority member of the House Appropriations Committee and labor subcommittee.

8.   And while he was a powerful figure at Compagnie General, he directed laboratory staff to do research on the arcane subject of thought transference.

9.   Andreas, the chairman of Archer-Daniels-Midland, is close to many powerful political figures in Washington.

10.   Arkan is now among the most powerful figures in Serbian business and politics.