Word: swaying
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...those governments disagree with their premises. In addition, the main opposition parties in West Germany and Great Britain?which, in the nature of democratic politics, can be expected to get into office eventually?are advocating policies that amount to unilateral nuclear disarmament for their countries. Because these groups hold sway over key segments of public opinion, too many European leaders?even conservative ones?have yielded to the temptation to demonstrate their peaceful intentions the easy way, by pretending to be reining in a bellicose and insensitive U.S. through their ministrations. As a result, among those who shape public attitudes?...
...festival in Soviet Armenia, 5,000 rock-besotted fans sway and twitch in the stands of a bicycle stadium...
...attract the most votes in Congress. Committee members postponed voting on the measure, however, after hearing an impassioned defense of Administration policy by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Lawrence Eagleburger. He predicted that a removal of the Marines now would only encourage Syria to seek greater sway over Lebanon. Said Eagleburger: "Letting Syria gobble up Lebanon now may only be guaranteeing that in the near-term future an even greater crisis will occur, forcing Israel, and perhaps also the United States, to react in even more dangerous circumstances." Eagleburger's plea helped persuade the resolution...
Student leaders defended the use of a petition to attempt to sway the University. "We used quiet diplomacy for a year, and that's why we had to turn to the students," said Leon M. Metzger, a representative from the Business School. "We're not looking for a political victory, we're looking for a practical solution," he added...
...noting that "the greater the number composing them may be, the fewer will be the men who will in fact direct their proceedings." Madison went on to observe that in the earliest republics, a single orator or an artful statesman was generally seen to rule with as complete a sway as if a scepter had been placed in his single hand...