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Common collocations with influence in American Collocation

influence verb transitive

US /ˈɪnfluəns/

very much

deeply
greatly
heavily
hugely
powerfully
profoundly
significantly
strongly
substantially

Blackmore claims to be heavily influenced by Bach.

in a good way

positively

New research claims that interaction with pets can positively influence children’s physical and emotional development

in a bad way

adversely
negatively

You must avoid those things which negatively influence your thinking.

clearly

clearly
obviously
undoubtedly

The idea has clearly influenced the current government agenda.

mainly

largely
mainly

Venezuela’s culture is largely influenced by its North American neighbour.

directly

directly

By working closely with the artist, the children will be able to contribute ideas and opinions which will directly influence the development of the work.

indirectly

indirectly

Many of these ideas indirectly influenced thinkers like Nietzsche and Heidegger.

in an unreasonable way

unduly

There is a risk of the private sector unduly influencing the drafting of the new legislation.

decision

choice
decision
decision-making

There will be numerous factors which will influence your choice of car

behaviour

behaviour

An important part of this study is the extent to which the media influences our behaviour.

opinion

attitude
opinion
perception
thinking

He is willing to use his vast wealth to try and influence public opinion.

result

outcome

It was, however, too late to influence the outcome of the election.

process

change
development
direction
process

These are the priorities which are likely to influence the direction of government policy.

work

work
writing

These authors were to influence her own writing later on.

the future

future

By participating and making your views known, you can influence the future.

design

design
shape

The trip made pupils more aware of how the local environment influences the design of buildings.

plan

agenda
plan
policy

The organization also aims to influence government policy in this area.

debate

debate

This is your chance to influence the debate.