The phrase "resist the influence" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to express an unwillingness to be swayed or influenced by another person's thoughts or ideas. For example, "I know he believes I should take the promotion, but I'm determined to resist the influence and follow my own instincts."
He also called on party members to "resolutely resist the influence of the Western multiparty system".
Eisenhower's warning to resist the influence of the military-industrial complex on our government was obviously in vain.
Even if Eggers were to film an original vampire story, I'll bet he'd find it hard to resist the influence of Murnau and Schreck at some point.
Writers from the "personal responsibility" movement, for example, denounce those they consider too weak-willed to resist the influence of other people's spending.
In the Islamic world there is a natural tendency to resist the influence of the West, which is understandable given the long history of conflict between Islam and Western civilization.
In the Islamic world there is a natural tendency to resist the influence of the West, which is understandable given the long history of conflict between Islam and Western civilisation.
Therefore, we need to redesign the some parameters of some gene circuits to ensure the system can resist the influences of intrinsic molecular fluctuations and extrinsic disturbances.
Even though the majority of parents try to do their best, they may need to be "super parents" to resist the influences of today's obesogenic environment [ 44, 45].
If she resists the influence of doppy Laurel and continues with the hard liquor, there might even be some hope for her.
At the time of the attack, more than 150 people had gathered in an open area to offer funeral prayers for of the wife of Hakeem Khan, a local figure who has resisted the influence of the Taliban.
Resisting the influence of liberal school administrators with as much determination as they resist the messages of conservative religious moralists, those who support greater school choice through vouchers and charter schools see freedom of choice as a way of encouraging greater institutional responsibility.
