Sentences with phrase «influenced by a friend of»

I also was influenced by a friend of a friend from college.

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Herrera says her ethically minded stance was influenced by her father, who had family and friends in the manufacturing industry and taught her the importance of supporting low - pollution factories that were considerate of their surrounding communities.

I am a very big fan of «How to Win Friends and Influence People», and also, «Awaken the Giant Within» by Tony Robbins.

Recommendations from friends are among the top influences of purchases, according to a recent study by ForeSee Results, a market research firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Little by little, though the irresistible development of those yearnings you implanted in me as a child, through the influence of gifted friends who entered my life at certain moments to bring light and strength to my mind, and through the awakenings of spirit I owe to the successive initiations, gentle and terrible, which you caused me to undergo: through all these I have been brought to the point where I can no longer see anything, nor any longer breathe, outside that milieu in which all is made one.

Most of my friends who are open theists, Greg Boyd and others, are very influenced by your work.

In an authentic Hadith, Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) said: «Man is influenced by the faith of his friends.

In the last years of his life his influence was further underscored in that others began to write books about him — a trend that was to intensify after his death so that now we see a steady stream of theses, monographs and studies coming out each year, though we still await the authorized biography to be done by his old friend John Howard Griffin.

It reduced the strength of suspicions and difficulties I had concerning the approach of friends who had been deeply influenced by the Faith Movement.

One pastor, whom I considered as a friend, who also had a lot of influence in the Charismatic Movement there began to warn everyone about me, by name and said I WAS a false teacher and a false prophet!

He was of course definitely influenced by numerous colleagues and friends and by his family but he was also having an effect on them sometimes by calming and at other times by stimulating them.

«But the training ground ban, initiated by the club's former coach, as well as the instructions to keep away from the inner circle, from players, from the staff, from many friends with whom I worked so closely throughout the years, all of that influenced my thinking.

Equally important, celebrity athletes are distant figures for children and youth, whereas a parent, teacher, coach, or family friend, in the role of mentor, can influence young athletes» everyday lives in positive ways by developing ongoing relationships with them.

Even if you don't feel influenced by your friends, be careful not to think it's cool because of a clever advertising campaign.

I think a lot of people get influenced by their relatives and friends about when the right time is, but it depends on your child.

Thanks to dedicated members, friends, and board of directors who all volunteer their time to support a staff of three, the Coalition has grown into an effective statewide voice for land protection, as evidenced by the growing influence of the Conference.

Their middle - of - the - road charmer may only scrape a C in maths, but that absence of academic flair is eclipsed by their ability to gain friends and influence people.

The public is outraged by the fact that a friend of the President with no meaningful education or government post has had the opportunity to influence, and even supersede, the democratically elected President in making important decisions, even more so with the approval of the President.

The concept of winning friends and influencing people has been perverted for online political manipulation... by robots.

«I enjoin you to avoid the temptation of being influenced by peddlers and chasing for lands for yourselves, family, and friends.

Menendez is charged with trading his political influence for bribes in the form of luxury hotel stays and flights on a private jet provided by Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen, a longtime friend.

Not because it would lead to a re-run of the immigration - dominated 2005 campaign (as argued in the Sunday Telegraph by my old friend Peter Oborne, who, not for the first time, has come to the right conclusion but for the wrong reason), but because I do not think he is needed and would become a distracting influence.

Maffei, the former Democratic congressman from DeWitt, received support from 46 percent of likely voters compared to 44 percent for Buerkle, R - Onondaga Hill, according to the poll commissioned by Friends of Democracy, a nonpartisan Super PAC that is trying to fight the influence of money in federal campaigns.

«We know that substance abuse is highly affected by social influence; in other words, who you are friends with,» says Aida Rahmattalabi, a USC computer science graduate student and lead author of the study.

«Our study shows that adolescents can be influenced by their friends» online pictures to smoke or drink alcohol,» said Thomas W. Valente, Ph.D., professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the study's principal investigator.

The researchers expected job prospects and conditions to be strong factors but were startled by how little influence the advice of academic mentors, families, or friends counted.

Those who study terrorist behaviour claim that the vast majority of fighters originating in the West are radicalised at home, influenced largely by their own circle of friends.

A recent study by an Indiana University researcher has found that adolescents» alcohol use is influenced by their close friends» use, regardless of how much alcohol they think their general peers consume.

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A study on peer influence in ecommerce shows a 60 % higher chance of buying an online service if it's purchased by friends, according to research that appears in the current issue of Management Science, a publication of the...

Although initially someone might think this of a new acquaintance in a group of friends, as time goes by and they get to know the person, the «not my type» factor can disappear as the person's personality exerts its influence.

Individually, many people strive for the acceptance of personal choice, however our choices and decisions are still heavily determined by outside influences such as friends and family.

They feel at ease mingling with like minded people because they are likely to know each other and a choice of a partner can be influenced by their friends who happen to know the target person.

Under the influence of parents who love him, a physical therapist who challenges him, a coach who inspires him, and a best friend who he can not bear to leave behind, Travis shows us what true bravery is by competing on the gridiron, helping his team advance to the State playoffs.

in New York, revolves around a middle - aged woman (Parker), who, influenced by her two recently single friends, impulsively brings up the idea of divorce with her husband.

This is England doesn't really condemn gangs, as they are shown as having some positive attributes as well, but it does portray them as highly vulnerable to being usurped by stronger influences that can turn them from a group of friends to a radical wing of a fascist organization.

The title, a modified spelling of a song by and documentary on The Who, isn't ironic; both kids are generally fine, albeit each under the questionable influence of a friend.

Two childhood friends growing up in poverty in south Boston come under the influence of a local crime boss, only to strike out on their own when he is caught and imprisoned by the F.B.I. Despite the marketing that features explosions and SWAT teams galore (neither of which actually appear in the film) What Doesn't Kill You is a character - driven drama set in the world of petty urban crime.

His life in Newark, New Jersey in 1951 is one defined by obedience and repression, with Marcus working alongside his father in a kosher butcherie, counting the days until he escapes the influence of his increasingly paranoid and overbearing father, a man deeply wounded by watching the sons of friends and acquaintances buried by their grieving parents.

The city thrives on conformist tendencies, though Emmett has to constantly remind himself to stick with the crowd by following the city's instructions (basically How to Win Friends and Influence People in the form of a Lego pictogram brochure).

Even a terrible actor could win friends and influence moviegoers in the role of Bob, a sweetie - pie Brooklyn bartender who saves an injured pit bull puppy from a garbage can in the opening minutes of «The Drop,» expanded by screenwriter Dennis Lehane...

A few days ago a friend of mind sent me a link that lead me to a directory of professionals interested in eLearning ranked by influence.

He had a lot of support at school, but Steven's mom worked nights, and he seemed easily influenced by his friends who had already dropped out.

So, being influenced by friends was one of the questions and the students said no they weren't, but when I went and asked teachers and the university academics «what do you think the reasons were that the students weren't choosing Advanced Maths?»

The Robert Simiele Memorial Scholarship has been established by former Tech music program students, friends, and family of Mr. Simiele in recognition of his life's work and his influence on his students, which often extended beyond the classroom and is still felt today by many he taught.

Does the price of a book affect your choice to buy, or are you more influenced by other factors such as reviews or recommendations from a friend?