1. As it is publicly owned, this sector is subject to direct government influence and, frequently, political direction. 2. Certainly government influence had a powerful impact, and could normally secure the return of favoured candidates in constituencies where there were significant government installations. 3. And he obviously did not understand that only religions that are free of government influence can truly exercise their moral authority. 4. As government influence wanes, what binds the world together is increasingly multinational business. 5. As younger, American-trained bankers take over top jobs, government influence in lending decisions has been cut. 6. But he emphasizes an even stronger government influence in the lives of Americans than now exists. 7. But Daley will need to look skeptically at the practice of using government influence to help particular American companies win contracts from private companies overseas. 8. Central banks that are independent of government influence are generally more willing to keep interest rates high to curb inflation. 9. Few markets have been as subject to government influence as the Hong Kong property market. 10. The question of how to measure when government influence becomes the equivalent of government identity for constitutional purposes is a familiar one for the court. |