Thus he belongs to one of the most politically influential families.

It's a high honor to become a member of an influential family.

Eligible for election are members of rich and influential families.

They would have been a very wealthy and influential family in the area.

These, I need not point out, are wealthy and influential families.

It seems that the Italian man our police killed comes from a powerful and influential family.

So he has arranged his brother's marriage with a girl from an extremely influential family.

Most of the land belonged to large estates held by influential local families.

He is from the most influential political family of Sindh.

She was the last surviving member of this influential family.