calming influence

collocation in English

meaningsofcalmandinfluence

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calm
adjective
uk
/kɑːm/us
/kɑːm/
peaceful, quiet, and ...
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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 ofcalmandinfluencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, we were still aware that he was exercising acalminginfluencebehind the scenes.
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You and your staff have been acalminginfluencein troubled times.
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Sometimes they do, but sometimes they are acalminginfluence.
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There are other mechanisms that can be used to exert acalminginfluenceon traffic.
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Supervisors must provide acalminginfluenceand not panic.
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His practical, engineering-based approach as university president was acalminginfluenceon campus during his eleven-year tenure.
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The thing is, his sister would sing to him whenever he was afraid or insecure, and it was acalminginfluenceon him.
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During the caucus, he was acalminginfluenceand ran the assembly with a firm and fair hand.
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He was known for his quiet andcalminginfluencewith often temperamental stars.
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Furthermore, he believed that many of his female patients could benefit from the quiet,calminginfluence of needlework and the sense of accomplishment it brought.
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Increasingly erratic and vengeful, he gave full rein to some of his more brutal tendencies now that thecalminginfluenceof his wife was absent.
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She serves as acalminginfluenceamong the sisters.
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Furthermore, his approach to life mirrored his approach to cricket; sound, level-headed and acalminginfluenceon some of his more temperamental colleagues.
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Since animals are acalminginfluenceand there is no judgment children learn confidence and a love of reading.
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