Sentence examples for within its sphere of influence from inspiring English sources
Rather than a change of heart on press freedoms, still stifled at home, Russia's stance in Kyrgyzstan appeared to be a new tactic in dealing with the former Soviet republics it regards as within its sphere of influence.
Although Russia has apparently stopped short of trying to topple the pro-Western president, Mikheil Saakashvili, it is stating that Georgia lies within its sphere of influence and that, for example, Georgian membership of NATO would not be tolerated.
Last week, at the leading European particle physics laboratory, CERN, an institution straddling the French-Swiss border far from the superhot center of American politics but well within its sphere of influence, the question arose: is it more important to determine who the next American president will be or to discover why all matter in the universe has mass, rather than weighing nothing?
Like Russia, Iran views Afghanistan as within its "sphere of influence," as The Washington Post's Erin Cunningham characterized it earlier this year.
Just 8 months into the establishment of the nickel mine there was an international slump in nickel prices and while this was not in BHP's control, how it treated its employees and local community was within its sphere of influence and responsibility.
Inter-departmental jealousies meant that MAFF wanted to keep BSE within its sphere of influence.
The BBC is supportive of the aims of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and, in publishing an annual statement, the BBC recognises the importance of the role it can play in preventing modern slavery within its spheres of influence, to create a culture of awareness and transparency and actively engage in the eradication of modern slavery.
Although the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan fall within what Moscow considers its sphere of influence, and all seem to accept Russian hegemony to a certain degree, they nevertheless strive to limit Moscow's reach and preserve their own independence of action.
Not only does India mistrust China in Pakistan, but it vies with it in places such as Nepal and Sri Lanka that it sees as within its own sphere of influence.How, then, do Asian countries cope with China's strength and the shortcomings of multinational organisations?
The Kremlin regards its now-independent former Soviet neighbors as within its traditional sphere of influence and opposes their joining NATO or the European Union.
Russia and China are eager to secure Central Asia's considerable energy reserves for their own use, and Russia wants to maintain pre-eminence in a region it has long considered within its traditional sphere of influence.
