Sentence examples for a damaging influence on from inspiring English sources

"Everyone can see the absurdity of Plato's statement that the mixolydian mode should be banned as it would have a damaging influence on the development of character," Andriessen says.

Post-war national governments, however, saw Birmingham's accelerating economic success as a damaging influence on the stagnating economies of the North of England, Scotland and Wales, and saw its physical expansion as a threat to its surrounding areas – "from Westminster's point of view was too large, too prosperous, and had to be held in check".

Osborn was like Marsh in many ways, slow and methodical, but would prove a damaging influence on Marsh.

a Other studies have also identified powerlessness as a damaging influence for soldiers on peacekeeping operations For example, Weisaeth & Sund[61] found that in Norwegian soldiers serving in Lebanon under the UNIFIL United Nations peacekeeping mission, the feeling of being powerless to act or intervene when witnessing some atrocity was a main contributor to post-traumatic stress symptoms.

Their damaging influence on hosts is mainly a consequence of a very rapid reproduction that quickly leads to large aphid colonies, which are often difficult to combat by means of biological pest control.

And, despite President Bush's damaging influence on the image of Texas, liberal-minded folk thrive here and the arts are taken as seriously as big business.

Olmsted and Goodloe identified slave labor as the single most damaging influence on the southern economy: it was inefficient, absorbed capital away from reinvestment, and required substantial overhead.

However, the use of shorter fibers, allows to reduce this damaging influence on the fresh concrete workability.

In addition, this study has revealed that the exposure to high salinity i.e. sea water has more damaging influence on the quality of detected fingerprints.

The most damaging influence on the Russian economy is attributed to the slump in oil prices, which are roughly half what they were a year ago and down 20% in just the last six weeks.

This position was further substantiated by Bart Chilton, the one CFTC commissioner who truly has the public's interest at heart; he issued a statement earlier this year focusing on the damaging influence that unbridled speculation has on commodity prices including oil.