Sentence examples for unhelpful influence from inspiring English sources

An unhelpful influence in this debate stems from Willis and Bennett's (1994) hypothesis of minimal human impact on the pre-Bronze Age landscapes of South East Europe.

Impoverished, and dependent on remittances from Tajiks working in Russia, the country of eight million has been trying to defend its national identity from what are seen as unhelpful foreign influences.

We have previously reported how the maintenance of Aboriginal cultural beliefs and practices was integral to many participants' lives 34; however, it appeared that CLBP beliefs were vulnerable to unhelpful Western influences.

The findings highlight the difficulties of following healthy lifestyles in the context of unhelpful social influences, boredom and disrupted daily routines, the impact of personal experience on behaviour and the value patients with CHD derive from personalised support from health professionals in making and maintaining lifestyle changes.

During follow-up visits, in addition to reviewing the above categories, nurses reviewed the patient's experiences since last seen and used them as an opportunity to reinforce appropriate self management behaviour and influence unhelpful coping strategies.

Naudé and Buttle (2000) express the common view of power as a negative influence and unhelpful in the building of relationship quality, an area in which the most important cited attributes of a good supply chain relationship are trust, integration, mutual understanding of needs, profit, and satisfaction.

People can be influenced by unhelpful biases: such as 'loss aversion' where a person views losses as more significant than gains.

Studies have for example identified that important knowledge gaps exist [ 7- 9] and that unhelpful beliefs may be influencing chlamydia risk appraisals in ways that reduce motivation to adopt protective behaviour [ 8].

With no political solution in sight, the engagement of other states has tended toward the deeply unhelpful, as they seek to influence events to their own advantage.

Third, I disagree with Murdoch's views on a range of issues — from climate change to the Middle East — where his influence has been unhelpful.

The forays of Jenny McCarthy (who claimed vaccines cause autism) and Gwyneth Paltrow (who recommended vaginal steams to "cleanse the uterus") into matters of health and illness are examples of influence most doctors would consider unhelpful or even dangerous.