In the modern era , the olympics has exerted the same psychological hold .
在现代社会,奥林匹克仍然发挥着同样的心理影响力。
They exerted their influence in other , more public ways , too .
他们还通过其他方式更为公开地运用影响力。
But the issue for germany , which has exerted significant influence in the crisis , and for france , is whether ireland can actually finance its debt until next july , as it has said .
Since these institutes of higher learning had such an early start in the history of the united states , it is not surprising that they should individually and collectively have exerted a great influence on american society .