Sentence examples for maternal influence from inspiring English sources

The maternal influence is muted, but Mendes is scrubbily committed to, and convincing in, the part.

He hoped for companionship, financial stability and a maternal influence for his 11-year-old twin daughters.

There's a strong whiff of maternal influence ("Wine I Learned from My Mother": a 2004 Aglianico del Vulture, $75).

Since comparatively few Americans today insist that only mothers ought to be taking care of children, it doesn't pay to make too strong a case for maternal influence.

It's also the rare film that gives Dawson – hitherto cast as a squeaky clean muse (Seven Pounds), a tsk-tsk maternal influence (Clerks II), or a frenzied sexpot (Alexander, Sin City, Death Proof) – the chance to skip between typecasting.

Unlike growth, there was little maternal influence on survival.

Her exploration of maternal influences on athletes as diverse as Mia Hamm, Rulon Gardner, Kenny Lofton and Shaquille O'Neal reveals deep lodes of love and steely strength.

Distinguishing the source of nutrients allocated to testes can shed light on life history factors (such as maternal influences) that shape the evolution of male reproductive strategies.

The two main maternal influences on Maya's life change as well; Vivian becomes a more active participant, while Momma becomes less effective as Maya, by becoming a mother herself, moves from childhood to adulthood.

The tomb occupants exhibit a number of different maternal influences.

Non-genetic maternal influences can also occur during the prenatal period.