If Buffett can entice you to work for him, then by definition he has exerted power over you.

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According to authorities, pressure that Mexico has exerted on these groups could have led them to use nearby Guatemalan territory instead.

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Regarding the economic crisis that has affected our entire world, I believe that the United States has exerted very important leadership in this sense, calling on the meetings of the G20.

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It has distinguished itself by the virtuosity of its rhythmic patterns (changqiang) and has exerted a dominant influence on all the more recent forms of opera in China, the Sichuan or Beijing opera.

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The current-account deficit has nevertheless exerted significant downward pressure on the dollar already.

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In some ways Mr Wilders has already exerted his influence over the next government, as other parties have started to adopt his ideas.

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The need of the U.S. government to borrow during recession and the mounting debt as a percentage of GDP has likely exerted minimal impact on rates.

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French federation president Didier Gailhaguet has repeatedly denied the accusation, saying that no pressure had been exerted on any of the judges.

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The capital's power, whether exerted by Moscow or (in earlier days) by St Petersburg, has awed provincials for centuries.

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