They both left early, aware that their presence had an inhibiting effect on the festivities.

The inhibiting effect can be seen clearly, in retrospect, in the early days of the cold war.

Conscious awareness and reflection on one's own experience is thought to have an inhibiting effect.

The search for perfection may have had an inhibiting effect artistically.

Apparently the presence of another woman had an inhibiting effect on her.

There is also concern about the inhibiting effects of fish oils on the immune system.

Its inhibiting effect on the metabolism of some drugs may allow smaller doses to be used, which can help to reduce costs.

It might be necessary, the judges added, to conduct such trials in private to reduce the inhibiting effect of the surroundings.

But he saw that his presence had an inhibiting effect and withdrew.

The duration of the training, as proposed by the Commission, is unnecessarily long and would have an inhibiting effect.