All these possibilities could pose as much a problem for China's plans for ascendancy in Asia as an arms race in the region.
The 1889 death of Emperor Yohannes IV was followed by great disorder as his potential successors fought for ascendancy.
The fish was beautifully cooked, but the dish was fussy with too many assertive tastes vying for ascendancy.
Nasiriya is a stage, rendered small, where several Shiite currents, from street movements to venerable parties, are now vying for ascendancy.
For almost six weeks these two narratives have been fought over in a struggle for ascendancy.
Iraqi national politics, as a result, is paralysed, while the major sectarian and ethnic groups vie for ascendancy.
Instead, especially after the congressional defeat of his plan for comprehensive healthcare in 1994 and the Republican ascendancy, Clinton chased a host of small-bore issues - what one commentator at the time mocked as "teeny, tiny politics".
Still, Mr. Geoghegan's move to Hong Kong, planned for February, signals Asia's economic ascendancy, especially in the wake of the financial crisis, which has left much of Asia comparatively unscathed.
Cycling enthusiasts blame the sweltering heat, potholes, and the dumping of Chinese bikes unsuitable for glutinous dirt roads for the ascendancy of belching minivans, even over short distances.
A senior military post for Kim Jong-un was a prerequisite for his ascendancy to power.
It is unclear whether the story of the two Wests was responsible for the eventual failure of bertillonage and for the ascendancy of fingerprinting.
