He is the single-most important influence in my life.
Scott became a particularly important influence in Lincoln's military education.
Brouwer was the most important influence in shaping Ostade's style.
The nearby water is a particularly important influence in Mr. Hunt's work, he said.
The most important influence in Mitchell's artistic development has been theatre from eastern Europe.
"Sir David Attenborough has been such a wonderful and important influence in my life and the life of so many.
Arminianism was an important influence in Methodism, which developed out of the Wesleyan movement.
Doctors cited parental anxiety or request as an important influence in decisions to give scans to low-risk white children.
An important influence in Kane's aesthetic development was the spangled universe of Versace — after his body-conscious, neon-accented debut, Donatella whisked him to Milan.
Indeed, it is the Confucian, rather than the communist, tradition that remains by far the more important influence in shaping contemporary Chinese politics and attitudes.
When asked what the most important influence in his career had been, he said, "Money!" After the lecture he autographed books for an hour.
