Sentence examples for imperial sphere from inspiring English sources
It is on the terrorism of decolonisation that he is weak, starting with his refusal to see Irish republicanism as being in the imperial sphere at all.
For years, Chinese leaders have debated whether Beijing should exercise its new power in the classic 19th-century imperial way, with privileged Asian spheres of influence, or in the more modern manner, with successful economic competition in an open and globalized world.
As a tool of great power or imperial control, the assertion of spheres of influence can bring order to peripheral areas but can contribute to conflicts when rival powers seek exclusive influence in the same area or when secondary or client states resist subordination.
"This sphere of influence, this military presence, is a remnant of imperial thinking.
After suffering humiliation and subjugation by western imperial powers for centuries, China will fight the United States for its own sphere of influence in the South China and East China Seas.
Bevin's own vision of a "Western Union" – a sphere of industrial and military cooperation in western Europe – was also an imperial one, drawing on the resources of Britain's colonies and dominions.
He later helped to extend the German sphere of influence and established the German East Africa Company, which obtained an imperial charter in 1885.
Yi Xing's astronomical clock and water-powered armillary sphere became well known throughout the country, since students attempting to pass the imperial examinations by 730 had to write an essay on the device as an exam requirement.
Today, it seems imperial.
