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‘An influence can be formative.’

[⟨det influence.n⟩ formative.a]

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In the longer term, the revolt became a formative influence upon the radical tradition within British politics (a development explained by Christopher Hampton, see further reading).
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Biblical teachings inspired concepts of civil government that are contained in our Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States… designate 1983 as a national’ Year of the Bible in recognition of both the formative influence the Bible has been for our Nation, and our national need to study and apply the teachings of the Holy Scriptures’ ’.
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They are considered pioneers of German hip hop and their productions were ahead of the time and a formative influence.
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In later life, he became a formative influence on Siegfried Sassoon, the nephew of his lifelong friend, Hamo Thornycroft.
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Watson noted: “Undoubtedly the most formative influence on my faith during the five years at Cambridge was my involvement with…
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The changes, which were taking place in the economy and society during the period of formative influence on the functionalist style, provide us with a further dimension to consider.
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However, this form of individualism is more often tempered by the acknowledgement that social factors at least exert some formative influence on character, with the result that the individualist element of explanation is somewhat muted.
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Whistler soon lost interest in teaching art and the school shut down, but he was a formative influence.
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How can I develop a healthy self-image when every formative influence in my life taught me half truths, or worse, complete fallacies?
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Also: In the 50s, pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal was a formative influence on Miles Davis.
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Karlheinz Essl’s work with computers (with emphasis on algorithmic composition and generative music) and a prolonged occupation with the poetics of serial music have been a formative influence on his compositional thinking.
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Originally coined as a catch all term for the various underground styles of rock music in the 1980s, independent of the mainstream pop music industry, alternative rock drew influence primarily from Punk rock, Post – punk and New Wave; though many of its subgenres drew from influences as wide as Psychedelic rock and Jazz, and notably The Velvet Underground were a formative influence.
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Wilamowitz had a formative influence on the further development of that project, which he directed until his death.
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His early career was lyrical, and though not widely recognized at the time, his poetic work, almost wholly produced in the first decade of the century, becme a formative influence on many later Swedish poets.
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Campbell, then editor of “Astounding Science Fiction,” had a strong formative influence on Asimov and eventually became a personal friend.
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DeWeerd seemed to have had a formative influence upon the teenager, especially upon his future interests in bullfighting, car racing, and the theater.
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I think in common with many of my collegues, the Herriot books were a formative influence – though of course they tell you on no account to men…
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The inscription over the entrance of the Wales Millennium Centre is a revival of this classical tradition, and also a recognition of the formative influence of Roman culture upon our nation.
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William Fairfax, Lawrence’s father – in – law and cousin of Virginia’s largest landowner, Thomas, Lord Fairfax, was also a formative influence.
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Queried on 2013-05-21.