restraining influence

collocation in English

meaningsofrestrainandinfluence

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restrain
verb[T]
uk
/rɪˈstreɪn/us
/rɪˈstreɪn/
to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force ...
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influence
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.flu.əns/us
/ˈɪn.flu.əns/
the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to ...
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(Definition ofrestrainandinfluencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I should like to see this matter pushed forward instead of being held back; there has been far too much of arestraininginfluence.
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Such an unfortunate experience for that particular authority might have arestraininginfluenceupon local authorities which are undertaking water schemes.
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There is a certainrestraininginfluenceon him.
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There is no doubt that a referendum seems to have a kind ofrestraininginfluenceon legislation and sometimes has dramatic effects.
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The nuclear balance of power is arestraininginfluence, whether it is held at a high level or a lower level.
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This limit of £1,000 has been a very importantrestraininginfluenceupon their ability to expand their activities.
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If there is no plan, things get along, and public opinion has some sort ofrestraininginfluence.
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There was a greatrestraininginfluencein the obtaining of settlements in the vast majority of cases.
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Nor does economic evidence provide any proof that the rate of growth of money supply has a powerfulrestraininginfluenceon wage bargaining.
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Now that therestraininginfluencehas been removed, what are we to do in order to prevent some action being taken?
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The effect of this will be to exercise a furtherrestraininginfluence—both on the banks who lend and on the customers who borrow.
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How much more of arestraininginfluencecould be exerted if there were a firm framework, as outlined in the new clauses!
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I argued in favour of it, in particular this year, that it would be for some arestraininginfluenceon the payment of dividends.
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They are having arestraininginfluenceall right.
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It has been suggested that fault in some way has arestraininginfluenceon the rise in divorce.
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Thatrestraininginfluencewill be gone for the time being.
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One would have thought that the powers of inertia would have acted as arestraininginfluence.
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The young person is in the home, with all therestraininginfluencethat a good home ought to have.
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The real answer is that debates like the one we are having now act as arestraininginfluence.
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