61.   Any American influence here can be decisive.

62.   Another important influence will be the construction sub-index within the CPI, which is heavily weighted and has been pushing up prices overall for a year, he said.

63.   As president, Havel remains popular and respected, but his health is poor and his political influence is limited.

64.   At present the chief influence is Maurice Bejart, who also seeks out a mass audience, often by parading bare-chested men in skirts.

65.   At the Balcony Club, that influence is evident, as he and his band play romantic, complex ballads and upbeat free-for-alls.

66.   At the same time, his influence was so extensive that he controlled and dominated negotiations with the labor unions that could cripple Hollywood.

67.   At the Lycee Carnot, a prime influence was a teacher, Gilles Sandier, also a well-known literary critic.

68.   Because they cannot participate in public life, their influence on men is their only means of pursuing change.

69.   Bill Richardson, the U.S. representative at the United Nations, said in an interview that he rejected the contention that Russian influence is pre-eminent in the Persian Gulf.

70.   A greater influence was the work of Fort Worth artist Burl Washington, whose detailed watercolors show a strong, lasting western character.