Example sentences of "[noun pl] have a [adj] influence " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suggests that although manufacturers had an instrumental influence in supporting this act — it helped to rationalize and make predictable the conduct of competitors — they also saw it as having a symbolic dimension , which if anything , was predominant in their minds . |
| 2 | Furthermore , three other significant reports ( Hargreaves 1984 , Thomas 1985 and Mortimore 1988 ) continue to present evidence that schools have a significant influence on pupil behaviour . |
| 3 | And , like Eyuphuro , the Kafala Brothers have a cosmopolitan influence , blending traditional and urban styles and reflecting Congolese , Zairean , Brazilian and Cuban rhythms in a combination of vocals , flute and guitar . |
| 4 | And , like Eyuphuro , the Kafala Brothers have a cosmopolitan influence , blending traditional and urban styles and reflecting Congolese , Zairean , Brazilian and Cuban rhythms in a combination of vocals , flute and guitar . |
| 5 | ( The All-Union association of philatelists had a separate influence , for example . ) |
| 6 | Studies that have examined parental influences on children 's eating patterns have shown that parents have a significant influence . |
| 7 | There is evidence that higher levels within organisations have an important influence on workplace personnel and industrial relations practices . |
| 8 | Governments have a direct influence over the process of national income determination through their control over the flows of public expenditure G and taxation T . |
| 9 | In a negative way , Unionists had an important influence on the new government . |
| 10 | It is obvious that wound dressings have a major influence on the micro-environment of the wound . |
| 11 | Although some bands achieve success without considering their clothes and haircuts , these aesthetic qualities have an important influence over a band 's commercial potential . |
| 12 | Likewise , the early Christian ground plans and arrangements had a strong influence . |
| 13 | During the period of dominance he identifies three distinct ways through which psychodynamic theories had a major influence on social work . |
| 14 | On those young men who had a capacity to respond , his interests had a constructive influence . |
| 15 | Past changes in both relative equity and gilt prices have a negative influence on future expectations although interest differentials ( RATE ) are expected to persist for some time . |
| 16 | It is generally assumed that international forces have a great influence on the UK so that it is the international economy which determines the character of the crossroads now facing the UK . |
| 17 | An inter-regnum was filled by her boyfriend , Nick Rosen , a freelance journalist , who is widely believed by friends and former associates to have a strong influence on Katharine 's decision-making . |
| 18 | Those ninety minutes he played over three seasons had a lingering influence on fellow players and league positions alike . |
| 19 | As a consequence , the volume of bank deposits has a minor influence on the general price level and total expenditure . |
| 20 | Their degree of preference for one party Over others had an important influence upon the usefulness-ratings they gave the media for helping them decide how to Vote ( those with clear preferences found the media less useful for that purpose ) but had little or no influence on other aspects of usefulness-ratings . |
| 21 | These cognitive factors have a direct influence on the query formulation and thus need to be investigated as an integral part of the information-seeking process . |
| 22 | There are some churches in the area ; some are of hall church pattern , others have an English influence from commercial contacts with seafaring traders . |
| 23 | Nevertheless South Africa 's 650,000 Muslims have a strong influence , mainly through their militant youth movements . |
| 24 | The middle notes last a little longer ( rose , neroli ) ; and the base notes have a profound influence on the blend . |
| 25 | The basis for the proposition that individual women may improve their own prospects and those of their young children as regards health and mortality is the evidence that age at marriage and at childbearing , the amount of time that elapses between births and the total number of children that a woman has borne at various ages have a pronounced influence upon maternal and child health , and that a child 's birth order may be a factor in its survival chances . |