31.   He said Attorney General John D. Ashcroft had been notified of the decision but had not influenced the outcome.

32.   He said he suspected Republicans of unfairly influencing the outcome of the election, particularly at the polling stations located on Roosevelt school property.

33.   He said that in selecting women to be surveyed, the researchers had not ruled out biases that could have influenced the outcome.

34.   Iker declined to comment further, saying he did not want to appear to be trying to influence the outcome.

35.   In fact, the only factor that influenced the outcome was time.

36.   In addition, Republicans and Democrats are becoming increasingly bold in their attempts to influence the outcome and control the spin.

37.   In response, the gambling industry has mobilized a massive lobbying and fund-raising drive to influence the outcome of the legislation.

38.   In the days before the vote, pro-Indonesia militias carried out violent attacks in an effort to influence the outcome of the referendum.

39.   Increasingly, organizations seeking to influence the outcome of elections are spending money on advertising that focuses on issues that may determine the outcome of a race.

40.   Interest groups are spending millions of dollars on advertising to try to influence the outcome.