Sentence examples for for superpowers from inspiring English sources

Today Mr. Hadley, 54, is coordinating President Bush's efforts to convince the Atlantic allies and Russia that scrapping the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty for a shared missile defense makes sense for superpowers, former superpowers and skeptical allies.

Using archival research of mainly government documents we argue that the Sierra Leone colonial government, British institutions and mining companies collaborated in the formulation of policies and laws that "created" and, at the same time, secured such strategic minerals for superpowers, largely to the disadvantage of Sierra Leone.

But if Brazil can commit to anti-corruption ideals and reforms, it could serve as an example to the rest of the world — not just for developing countries, but for superpowers, too.

Leaving now, with no demonstrable concessions, would only damage Mr. Putin's sought-for superpower image.

He came to competitive eating casually, in the way of a young man discovering an unlooked-for superpower.

These games were supposed to be a coming-out party for "superpower India".

Are Chinese elites ready to go for superpower status and stop "hiding their claws," as Deng Xiaoping used to put it?

Jean Drèze, a development economist working in New Delhi, said the Mars mission was "part of the Indian elite's delusional quest for superpower status".

But don't sweat, you say; whatever the eventual number, America's swelling population will keep it in the running against China for superpower status.

By Evan Osnos June 15, 2010 Are Chinese elites ready to go for superpower status and stop "hiding their claws," as Deng Xiaoping used to put it?

The five predominantly Muslim countries that won independence after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- are once again arenas for superpower rivalry, much as the region was during the 19th century Great Game between Russia and Britain.