Sentence examples for for influence over from inspiring English sources

The Americans and the Russians have long sparred for influence over Georgia.

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

— that merely makes them rivals to the West for influence over the course of the revolt.

Syria still harbours Iraqi dissidents; Syria and Iran compete for influence over Lebanon's Hizbullah resistance movement.

But Boko Haram has always been fragmented, with two main factions manoeuvering for influence over several years.

Internally, officials from State, Treasury and elsewhere in the administration have been jockeying for influence over China policy.

The subtext for the squabbling was a deeper battle for influence over policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

But now Germany was competing for influence over the Young Turks, courting Bulgaria, and plotting to smash Serbia.

It has also attracted public attention because it sets Mr. Blair at odds with his internal rival for influence over Britain's future, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown.

Now the council is looking to take its blueprint for influence over statewide lawmaking and drill it down to the local level.

In Iran's case it is the sectarian-inspired struggle for influence over the Middle East with arch rivals the Saudi-lead Gulf. Saudi-lead Gulf