outside influence

collocation in English

meaningsofoutsideandinfluence

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outside
adjective
adverb
preposition
uk
/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/us
/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
not inside ...
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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 ofoutsideandinfluencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoutside influence

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But on the other hand, the courts are far from independent in the sense that they can make decisions free ofoutsideinfluence.
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The expectation of consensus in speech community norms also requires that the system be closed tooutsideinfluence.
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Initially, professionalism can be seen as a mantle, shielding clinicians fromoutsideinfluence.
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This, in turn, confirms the claim, voiced by many, that core syntax is relatively immune tooutsideinfluence(see section 2 above).
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Charitable status gave their assets closely circumscribed legal protection: moreover, their independence fromoutsideinfluence, whether public or private, was defined by tenets of charity law.
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Anoutsideinfluencemay modify a language so drastically that it becomes difficult to decide whether the result belongs to the tradition of the modified or the modifying party.
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The civil service is respected as being objective and free fromoutsideinfluence.
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No appointments will be made except on the grounds of merit and qualifications, and no weight will be given to political or otheroutsideinfluence.
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The examination for these posts were conducted independently of anyoutsideinfluence.
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You do not want anoutsideinfluenceon these committees.
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They are much more vulnerable tooutsideinfluencethan we are.
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Although it was a consultation paper, not oneoutsideinfluencewas involved in compiling it.
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These problems have not suffered interference byoutsideinfluence.
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Judges are notoriously their own creatures, disinclined through long exercise of power to heedoutsideinfluence.
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There would have been accusations from the other side of outside interference,outsideinfluence.
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We do not believe that the uprising was organised from the outside, and the extent ofoutsideinfluenceshould not be exaggerated.
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We know the difficulties of the unofficial strike and ofoutsideinfluence.
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I regret that this kind ofoutsideinfluenceis attempted.
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That would alleviate the problem ofoutsideinfluenceand pressure from commercial and professional bodies.
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Sometimes it is perhaps no bad thing that we are saved from ourselves by a certain amount ofoutsideinfluence.
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