Sentence examples for major influence for from inspiring English sources

Lauryn Hill has definitely been a major influence for me.

Tribes continued to be a major influence for Libyans, who voted along tribal lines in Colonel Qaddafi's people's congresses.

Some trace the trend to the rise of the designer Kenneth Cole, whose pared-back urbanite look has been a major influence for the last five years.

Taylor was so inspired by Norvell that he cites him as a major influence for his foray into coaching college football.

"Nick Lowe is a major, major influence for me," said the indie rock and alt-country singer Neko Case, who has recorded a pair of his songs.

Jazz has long been a major influence for Gunther Schuller, who coined the term "third stream" to describe music combining jazz and classical idioms.

For example, Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, the producers of the re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica, have both cited Blade Runner as one of the major influences for the show.

Stefani cited Club Nouveau, Depeche Mode, Lisa Lisa, Prince, New Order, The Cure, and early Madonna as major influences for the album.

Takeuchi cited the film Black Hawk Down and his experience working on Lost Planet: Extreme Condition as major influences for Resident Evil 5.

Both Agharta and Davis' 1972 album On the Corner were major influences for the Beastie Boys on their 1994 album Ill Communication.

Major influences for The Human Centipede were Pier Paolo Pasolini's controversial 1975 Italian drama film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, which was notable for its scenes depicting intensely graphic violence, sadism, and sexual depravity, as was the work of Japanese director Takashi Miike.