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  • noun Plural form of influence.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of influence.

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  • For the fact, that certain "organs" exist, by means of which the mind acquires a large portion of its knowledge, and that certain "influences" are known to affect it from without, is too well established to be called in question; and the mere extension of that fact by the discovery of _other organs and other influences_, hitherto unknown, could have no tendency to shut us up, more than before, to the adoption of the theory of Materialism.

    Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws James Buchanan 1837

  • He drew heavily from a lot of Weimar Berlin influences, which is a topic that interests me, as well as 50s sci-fi movies, opera, and pop standards.

    Sunday Afternoon Stuff KaneCitizen 2006

  • He drew heavily from a lot of Weimar Berlin influences, which is a topic that interests me, as well as 50s sci-fi movies, opera, and pop standards.

    Archive 2006-01-01 KaneCitizen 2006

  • They would have been nicer still if they hadn't, all of them, had what appeared to me to be the mania that what they called influences were working against them.

    The Good Soldier Ford Madox Ford 1906

  • We believe MSW disposal volumes will remain down low- to mid-single digits during 2012 due primarily to short term influences in the Los Angeles market.

    unknown title 2012

  • Professional creators are still the main influences on our kids and in culture.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • But, just as earth scientists have been able by careful consideration to explore the underlying shifts of the earth's crust that produce both eventual rises in land masses as well as the shocking encroachment of tsunamis, economists are also able to sort out some of the separate influences from the various underlying forces behind changes in economic supply and demand.

    Worrying About Demand, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • It has long been my view that the three main influences on exchange rates are central banks, speculators, and trade flows.

    Dollar Bubble, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Southern writers - Harper Lee, Faulkner, Flannery O'Conner, but my main influences are those writers who are really concerned with what I think of as the three big elements of literature - theme, plot and characters - and who give equal weight to each.

    An Interview with Andrew Stone. Interviewed by Pat Hayworth 2010

  • I feel as if my writing has more Latin American influences, if anything.

    An Interview with Bem Le Hunte 2010

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