Sentence examples for an influence upon from inspiring English sources

Why did Emerson have so unique an influence upon his contemporaries and those who wrote later?

"There is no divine visitation which is likely to have so general an influence upon sinners as an earthquake," wrote the founder of Methodism, John Wesley, in 1777.

The relationship of the Christian community to the world may be seen differently depending upon one's historical, sociological, and theological perspectives because the Christian community is both a creation in the world and an influence upon it.

What is more, the American marketplace -- both a guide to and an influence upon the broader culture -- recognizes no separation of the sacred and the profane, such that books by the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, can soar onto the best-seller lists, and CBS can broadcast a reverent mini-series on Jesus during its spring sweeps period.

It is related in the Analects that Confucius, when asked why he did not take part in government, responded by citing a passage from the ancient Shujing ("Classic of History"), "Simply by being a good son and friendly to his brothers a man can exert an influence upon government!" to show that what a person does in the confines of his home is politically significant (2 21).

They had an influence upon the crystalline type, and the relative crystallinity (RC).

While the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours is complex, most theories of behaviour acknowledge that beliefs and attitudes have also an important influence upon an individual's decision to access healthcare.

In this case, this erosion process appears to have had an influence even upon the reduction of the core structure.

At the turn of the 20th century, his writings and exquisite style exerted a spellbinding influence upon a great number of writers both in Denmark and abroad.

Here's the thing: Yes, Mitch McConnell is a terrible human being, and an awful influence upon the United States.

I then read and devoured the three volumes of Russell's autobiography which had an amazing influence upon my thinking as a young girl.