(n.) Hence, in general, the bringing about of an effect, phusical or moral, by a gradual process; controlling power quietly exerted; agency, force, or tendency of any kind which the sun exerts on animal and vegetable life; the influence of education on the mind; the influence, according to astrologers,of the stars over affairs.
(n.) Power or authority arising from elevated station, excelence of character or intellect, wealth, etc.; reputation; acknowledged ascendency; as, he is a man of influence in the community.
(n.) Induction.
(v. t.) To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to move; to persuade; to induce.
Example Sentences:
(1) The influence of the various concepts for the induction of lateral structure formation in lipid membranes on integral functional units like ionophores is demonstrated by analysing the single channel current fluctuations of gramicidin in bimolecular lipid membranes.
(2) This paper discusses the typical echocardiographic patterns of a variety of important conditions concerning the mitral valve, the left ventricle, the interatrial and interventricular septum as well as the influence of respiration on the performance of echocardiograms.
(3) A study of factors influencing genetic counseling attendance rate has been conducted in the Bouches-du-Rhône area, in the south of France.
(4) It is concluded that amlodipine reduces myocardial ischemic injury by mechanism(s) that may involve a reduction in myocardial oxygen demand as well as by positively influencing transmembrane Ca2+ fluxes during ischemia and reperfusion.
(5) Experience of pain is modified by intern and extern influences, and it can appear very multiformly in the chronicity.
(6) The ability of azelastine to influence antigen-induced contractile responses (Schultz-Dale phenomenon) in isolated tracheal segments of the guinea-pig was investigated and compared with selected antiallergic drugs and inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolism.
(7) Life expectancy and the infant mortality rate are considered more useful from an operational perspective and for comparisons than is the crude death rate because they are not influenced by age structure.
(8) Treatment termination due to lack of efficacy or combined insufficient therapeutic response and toxicity proved to be influenced by the initial disease activity and by the rank order of prescription.
(9) The second amino acid residue influences not only the rate of reaction but also the extent of formation of the product of the Amadori rearrangement, the ketoamine.
(10) Neuroleptics (chlorpromazine, reserpine and haloperidol) had not such an influence, though they somewhat increased the general activity of the animals.
(11) The occupation of the high affinity calcium binding site by Ca(II) and Mn(II) does not influence the Cu(II) binding process, suggesting that there is no direct interaction between this site and the Cu(II) binding sites.
(12) The stages of mourning involve cognitive learning of the reality of the loss; behaviours associated with mourning, such as searching, embody unlearning by extinction; finally, physiological concomitants of grief may influence unlearning by direct effects on neurotransmitters or neurohormones, such as cortisol, ACTH, or norepinephrine.
(13) The influence of the hexylsalicylic acid (2) on the pharmacokinetic of the quinine (1), was studied using rabbits.
(14) Angiopathic and traumatic influences conditioned by metabolism, apart from local peculiarities are taken into consideration.
(15) "Britain needs to be in the room when the euro countries meet," he said, "so that it can influence the argument and ensure that what the 17 do will not damage the market or British interests.
(16) However, it is easier for them to cope with anxiety because premedication pacifies the patients, whereas each of the dependent variables, such as apprehension, is influenced differently.
(17) It was hypothesized that compensatory restraining influences of surrounding soft tissues prevented a more severe facial malformation from occurring.
(18) Investigations on the influence of the diuresis effect on the results of quantitative estrogen and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) determination revealed that the estrogen values increase with the 24-hour amount of urine.
(19) Data is available to support the early influences of enamel organ epithelium upon a responding mesenchyme in the determination of dental morphogenetic fields (Dryburg, 1967; Miller, 1969).
(20) The simultaneous administration of the yellow fever vaccine did not influence the titre of agglutinins induced by the classic cholera vaccine.
Pushover
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Their aim is to score a pushover try by forcing the opposition back inch by inch, until at last Ed Miliband cracks.
(2) Palace had started the day in second place and with Cabaye imperious and James McArthur just as impressive at the Frenchman’s side they are no longer pushovers.
(3) That is more than West Ham dare hope for, since for a Sam Allardyce side the visitors were pallid here, almost as much of a pushover as the Blackburn rabble that went down 7-1 three years ago at Old Trafford in a result that altered the course of events at Ewood and ultimately Upton Park.
(4) Wily and smart, she is more than a match for the suitors who attempt to claim her in his absence; and she is no pushover, either, when Odysseus finally turns up.
(5) That is not to suggest that Baker, 55, will prove a pushover for Jeremy Hunt.
(6) There will be loyalty, but they will not be pushovers: conservatism is not known to attract those with a collectivist mindset.
(7) "I'm not going to be a pushover for the City," he stressed.
(8) But Neuberger would be no pushover as president of the supreme court.
(9) It is also important to remember that, even if all things were equal, Mugabe would be no electoral pushover.
(10) The man who coached Costa Rica to a shock 1-0 win over Scotland in 1990 that helped them qualify from their World Cup group has warned England the Central American side will be no pushovers next summer.
(11) In the event, she showed herself (and her whips) to be a pushover for just 18 backbenchers with a lobby or a grievance.
(12) We've read all the research and we don't want strict routines, but we don't want to be a deranged pushover either.
(13) No one in the industry who knows Campbell will tell you she is a pussycat or a pushover, but many speak highly of her loyalty, her commitment to causes she believes in.
(14) Eight weeks later, Patterson was back in the ring for another seemingly routine defence against the unknown Johansson, whose smiling demeanour and playboy reputation suggested he would prove a mere pushover.
(15) Though she wouldn't be the first choice to play a pushover, or indeed any character to whom smiling comes naturally, in real life Jones is warm and witty.
(16) Everyone is talking about Denver in week 11 as the first real test of Kansas City’s mettle, but the Bills are no pushovers.
(17) Despite haphazard preparations that involved a dearth of friendlies and financial constraints, Iran will be no pushovers.
(18) For a while, it looked as if it would be a pushover.
(19) People should not make the mistake of thinking him a pushover, however, as Matt Rogers, a Chu appointee at the energy department, has made clear: "He is a kind man; he is a nice man.
(20) Sampson was given privileged access, but he was no pushover.