They saw him as being a destructive influence and started a campaign to have him turfed out.
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But though she knew he was a destructive influence, she could never bring herself to say goodbye - until just prior to her death when she had an epiphany.
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Economics provides another counterweight to the destructive influence of technology.
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To do otherwise would prove that the destructive influences that ruined the party still hold sway.
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