Sentence examples for maintaining influence from inspiring English sources

The U.S. position is to support Russia in maintaining influence in E. Europe.

The news organisation has been a hugely successful way of maintaining influence in the Arab world and beyond.

The parliamentary action also follows weeks of anger over the recent cross-border rocket barrages from Pakistan, which has a strong interest in maintaining influence in Afghanistan.

In other unstable places, from the Caucasus to the Middle East, it has often given the impression that keeping conflict on the boil is the best tactic for maintaining influence.

But some elements of the ISI see little advantage in forcing those negotiations, because they see the insurgents as perhaps their best bet for maintaining influence in Afghanistan as the United States reduces its presence there.

Indeed, virtually every argument for the use of force in Syria – chronicled in great detail here by Micah Zenko – including maintaining US credibility, sending a message to Iran or North Korea, winning back the confidence of the Arab league, maintaining influence with the Syrian rebels all lead in one direction … success!

But is this the best way to maintain influence?

Others argue he is playing a game of "psychological jujitsu", to maintain influence over his successor.

president, Andy Stern, has been especially active in trying to maintain influence.

Meanwhile, the United States did not cut off development and military aid to Honduras, in an attempt to maintain influence there.

"Having an office close to Brussels would allow them to maintain influence post any deal," the second source said.