Moreover, there is a world of difference between actually wielding government authority and merely attempting to influence the electoral process.

There is some disagreement about how much influence he actually wields among Orthodox Jews.

It is unclear how much authority he actually wields.

There hasn't been any pretense, as there often is with these kinds of books, that the nominal author actually wielded the pen.

The ban that keeps him from holding office is still in place, raising questions over who will actually wield power.

A puppet head of state, as Kazim actually wields the power in Mali.

Many of them actually wielded more power than some "made" members, but there was always a difference.

However, which of the two actually wielded the weapon that killed Franks would never be known.

And no one was sure how much authority Iraqis would actually wield.

But most important, the laws and rules have not kept up with the explosive changes in the way lobbyists actually wield influence now.