Sentence examples for preserved influence from inspiring English sources

For Russia, as a permanent council member with a veto, this meant preserved influence.

The Taliban are longtime Pakistani allies in Afghanistan, and Pakistan has signaled its interest in preserving influence there.

Still, trying to preserve influence in the company, he had to deny almost monthly rumors that he was about to retire.

It is also unclear whether Baradar has preserved his influence among the insurgents.

Though few American commanders or diplomats lament the end of a gruelling U.S. occupation, some have criticized the Administration for investing so much in Maliki, or for not pushing harder to leave a force that might have preserved American influence and checked Maliki's sectarian project.

It is through the fabulae palliatae of Plautus and Terence that Greek New Comedy was preserved and influenced succeeding generations of comedy in Europe from the Renaissance on.

Tribal groups, meanwhile, want to preserve their influence and fear the new voting system erodes their influence.

American diplomats made one last effort to preserve their influence.

Golisano had helped finance the Democrats' successful takeover of the State Senate, last fall, hoping that this might preserve his influence.

President Obama's priority in preserving U.S. influence in the world must be domestic: reviving the economy.

But London has not made any progress in persuading its partners to change the voting system to preserve its influence.