But others claim there are certain peculiarly undesirable influences here.

All these are varieties of jade, the legendary stone believed by some to ward off undesirable influences and to cure illness.

This unfortunate occurrence changed the character of the residential section nearby; the warehouse's undesirable influences were felt for many blocks in every direction.

In the twentieth century, the mountains acquired a clearly positive, iconic, status as places unsullied by undesirable urban influences such as pollution, noise and so on.

After 1450 he was out of favour, with Parliament demanding his removal from court as an undesirable influence.

The recording machines were usually located in a separate building to completely isolate them from sound stage floor vibrations and other undesirable influences.

She felt I was an undesirable influence, you coming from Methodist stock.

Our public school systems are overrun with drugs, crime and guns, and several undesirable influences.

To protect the voters from undesirable influences, all visits to the Moscow prison camps were stopped prior to the election.

Similarly, a more open government makes it easier for the media and watchdog groups to expose, and therefore deter, improper or otherwise undesirable influences on policymakers.