But a bird that has a proven disruptive influence on wild grouse exists uneasily with raising large bags of grouse for sport.

The national executive committee of the party was, as a whole, an annoying and disruptive influence.

Persistent attitude problems from able people pose a dilemma for any manager: should you hold on to them for their skills or get rid of them for their disruptive influence?

I don't think he'd be a disruptive influence.

Notoriously blunt, he gained a reputation for being a disruptive influence in a team and was frustrated at being passed over for many top roles in the past two decades.