Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] a [adj] influence on " in BNC.

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1 In the general case manufacturing costs are high compared with those of other functions so the function has a massive influence on company productivity .
2 Magnetic saturation has a great influence on the torque produced by a stepping motor ( Fig.3.1 ) and its effects can be included in pull-out torque calculations ( Acarnley and Hughes , 1981 ) .
3 Food : As we have seen in an earlier chapter , our physical condition has a great influence on our minds and our emotions — the reverse also being true .
4 In contrast , the real-balance effect exerts a direct influence on the level of spending independently of what happens to the rate of interest .
5 While Leapor could never have been published without some support of this kind , patronage introduced a new influence on Leapor 's writing .
6 Interestingly , religion had a considerable influence on herbal use in cookery , since the church authorities decreed the times when meat should be eaten , when fish only was the rule , and when there were fast days or fasting weeks .
7 In studies of this kind there was evidence of a shift in the attitude to physical environment as environmental perception had a significant influence on the research undertaken by on physical geographers .
8 Frontman Glenn Kingsmore — lead vocalist and bassist — affirms that , ‘ Punk had a big influence on my music .
9 PUNK HAD A BIG INFLUENCE ON MY MUSIC .
10 In particular , Bede had a direct influence on the Carolingian renaissance of the ninth century through his pupil Egbert , who became Archbishop of York and trained Alcuin , who under Charlemagne founded the Frankish schools that did so much to stimulate learning on the Continent .
11 Furthermore , three other significant reports ( Hargreaves 1984 , Thomas 1985 and Mortimore 1988 ) continue to present evidence that schools have a significant influence on pupil behaviour .
12 Symbolism has a powerful influence on COMMITMENT and BEHAVIOUR .
13 First , at the θ = 0° position the motional voltage has a considerable influence on the chopping behaviour , as shown by the differences in the results for the motor stationary and operating at 1 000 steps per second .
14 In operational day-to-day terms the Bank of England has a major influence on three major markets , the sterling money market , the foreign exchange market , and the gilt-edged market .
15 Although not formally a member Gore had a profound influence on Leese .
16 This is important because public opinion has a crucial influence on the climate in which industrial relations is conducted .
17 As well as creating major development opportunities for team members this shift has a profound influence on managerial work .
18 Feminists ' commitment to moral improvement and environmental reform had a direct influence on their image of the prostitute .
19 The repressive and censor-ridden atmosphere of the United States during the McCarthy era had a profound influence on the work of Abstract Expressionist artists .
20 The repressive and censor-ridden atmosphere of the United States during the McCarthy era had a profound influence on the work of Abstract Expressionist artists .
21 But the deal has even greater cultural significance , as The Shoe People has been given the official stamp of approval to become a major influence on millions of Russian children .
22 ‘ Cognitive equality ’ : does every language variety exert a similar influence on the cognitive make-up of its speakers ?
23 As noted above , the mother 's education has a profound influence on the probability that her children will survive early childhood , yet her opportunities to obtain schooling are compromised by early marriage and the conventions that prescribe it .
24 The molar mass distribution ( MMD ) of a polymer sample has a significant influence on its properties and a knowledge of the shape of this distribution is fundamental to the full characterization of a polymer .
25 The type of packaging has a considerable influence on the way a product is used .
26 It is widely believed in Italy that the moon has a great influence on human beings and on nature .
27 In Sweden there was the 1902 general strike for manhood suffrage and in Germany , during a period of anarchist violence , the 1904 Crimmitschau strike had a critical influence on employers and accelerated the trend towards their organisation ( Puysegur , 1951 ) .
28 It is obvious that wound dressings have a major influence on the micro-environment of the wound .
29 One point , though , that is clearly understood is that legal measures alone are not sufficiently effective and must be supplemented by infrastructural measures , which have the advantage that the spatial layout of an area has a direct influence on the behaviour of road users .
30 During the period of dominance he identifies three distinct ways through which psychodynamic theories had a major influence on social work .
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