Sentence examples for temper influence from inspiring English sources

Concerning the Discourse, J.M. Robertson writes that it "...may be said to sum up and unify the drift not only of previous English freethinking, but of the great contribution of Bayle, whose learning and temper influence all English deism from Shaftesbury onward" (Robertson, 1936 p. 722).

Tempering influences of the Pacific dissipate north of the Pribilof Islands, and pack ice covers the area every winter.

Many also praised Nagano for tempering the influence of corporate sponsors that had been so intrusive at the Atlanta Summer Games in 1996.

To that end, some on campus say Princeton may be fulfilling one unstated purpose -- tempering the influence of the well-known eating clubs that line Prospect Street just to east of the center.

It is shown that the computational methodology delivers graded fiber microgeometries that provide overall structural rigidity while at the same time tempering the influence of stress concentrations near reentrant corners.

But they are likely to soften their approach, even as Wall Street pushes to temper rules and influence the makeup of crucial Congressional committees and regulatory agencies.

In the past, the emir of Qatar has publicly refused US requests to use his influence to temper al-Jazeera's reporting.

That may do more than anything to temper the neo-cons' influence.European and other governments could add their weight to these countervailing trends if they chose.

The Harris-Sanchez contest was the first major test of California's top-two primary system, an experiment in democracy that state voters approved in 2010 in an effort to temper the highly partisan influence of the Democratic and Republican parties and give independents and moderates more clout in the political process.

In the next decade, rapid global transitions tempered by unparalleled American influence will present rare strategic opportunities for our president to affect the shape of the world.

The Modern movement disciplines he had learned as a young architect were tempered, too, by the influence of dance, something he loved, "placing rhythm at the core of architecture".