restraining influence

Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words

A force or factor that limits or controls development or behavior.

restrainingADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

influence

Examples (10)

  • His calm demeanor had a restraining influence on the agitated crowd.
  • The new regulations aim to exert a restraining influence on market speculation.
  • Parental guidance often serves as a restraining influence on teenage behavior.
  • She hoped her presence would be a restraining influence on his impulsive decisions.
  • Without a strong ethical framework, there's little restraining influence on corporate greed.
  • The treaty was designed to have a restraining influence on military expansion.
  • His pragmatic approach usually acts as a restraining influence on the more ambitious plans.
  • The elders tried to be a restraining influence during the heated debate.
  • Environmental laws provide a crucial restraining influence on industrial pollution.
  • A strong opposition party can be a vital restraining influence on government power.