influence
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Example Sentences
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This low bioavailability raises an important question: if so little is absorbed, how do flavanols still appear to influence brain function and the nervous system?
From Science Daily
By reflecting sunlight and helping cool the planet, it influences ocean circulation, atmospheric behavior, and extreme weather patterns far beyond the polar regions.
From Science Daily
While human movement, especially air travel, is a major driver of pandemic spread, the team notes that other factors also influence how outbreaks unfold.
From Science Daily
There is also an obvious sense of vindication from others, who objected to his influence for years, as one minister told me yesterday – "I've always hated him and he's always hated me".
From BBC
Kelly: Talk to me about your dad as well, because he sounds like he's been a huge influence and he must be incredibly proud because he hasn't had it easy.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
