Sentence examples for battle for influence from inspiring English sources

On the ground, different political and military groupings battle for influence.

Of course, Russia could still win out in the battle for influence.

The two have been locked in a long battle for influence in the New Jersey Democratic party.

It has not prevailed in its rivalry with Syria and has lost its battle for influence in Lebanon.

Ranged against them in a battle for influence in Khartoum are the autocratic leaders of Turkey and Qatar.

During his interrogation, Mr. Khan suggested that other weapons were involved in the battle for influence, as well.

At the same time, Russia and Britain battled for influence over the weakening Iranian state.

In the final episode, we visit Kyrgyzstan where major powers China, United States and Russia are battling for influence in a country few people have heard of.

But below that rests one more crucial layer that is often unnoticed but of great consequence: the battles for influence among advisors within the individual campaigns.

The United States has brought international pressure on Iran's nuclear program, and Iran and Saudi Arabia have long waged proxy battles for influence in the Muslim world.

Macao has come a long way from its nadir in the late 1990's, when several dozen members of triads were killed in a series of gun battles for influence in the city's legal casinos.