Sentence examples for becoming a power from inspiring English sources
Defeat in Syria in a war in which rebel forces would become the proxies of Saudi Arabia and Turkey would destroy Russia's ambitions of becoming a power in the Middle East and North Africa.
"Today, we took a leap toward becoming a power in space technology".
The Germans were ardent admirers of Henry Ford and his methods, which they termed Fordismus, but Ford never succeeded in becoming a power in the German automotive world.
A decision by the Central Intelligence Agency to train Somali commandos and intelligence operatives, which many say are becoming a power base independent of the government, seems especially counterproductive.
And finally, it is about becoming a power at least on par with the US: a goal that Chinese leaders are themselves somewhat coy about, but which is now increasingly entering the public discourse.
Hilton charts the rise and fall of Athénaïs, from the early machinations that led to her becoming a power behind the throne to her decline into obscurity as another royal cast-off.
It cannot become rich without becoming a technology power, a manufacturing power and a consumer market capital all at once.
Moreover, China does not need to limit itself to "first becoming an Asia-Pacific power, then becoming a global power," Mr. Wang said in a paper last November for the International and Strategic Studies Report, a publication of Peking University, that was widely noted by American and Chinese foreign policy experts.
It is not for want of trying by France, and Britain, to shift Europe from its preference for being a "soft power" — providing humanitarian aid and building civilian structures — to becoming a "hard power" with military force as an option.
And the ability to thwart Iran if it is intent on becoming a nuclear power would have less moral and economic force".
Russia is worried about Iran becoming a nuclear power: Iran is far nearer Moscow than Washington, and a nuclear power to the south is the last thing Russia wants.
