It's like Democrats trying to gain an advantage over Republicans, or Republicans trying to gain an advantage over Democrats.

Given Asia s growing influence, the world should pay attention and may have much to gain.

Russian policy, based on immediate monetary gain and a hope of diplomatic influence, is dangerously short sighted.

You believe you have great influence over him.

Cosmetics, like all luxury products, gain influence not from their production, or even their purchase, but from their visibility.

The waning influence of Istanbul in the Gulf forced it to make concessions without much to gain in return.

But you have more influence over him than I.

So the challenge remains to devise a response that will gain widespread international backing and influence North Korean behavior and capabilities.

And there is a lot of political influence over this issue.

One is to steal secrets and gain an asymmetrical advantage over another country.

The goal was to gain control over the iron ore supply from Norway.

Because insiders gain the full benefits that arise through lobbying for lax corporate governance rules, while their firms bear most of the costs of such lobbying, insiders have an advantage in the competition for influence over politicians.

China has more influence over Burma s ruling generals than any other country.

Over time, enhanced influence will enable him to get more things done.

A country with such influence over a military superpower cannot be considered weak.

He has a bad influence over his friends, with the single exception of myself.

By controlling the sea lanes, China hopes to gain leverage over India s capacity for economic growth.

Likewise, if too many herbivorous fish are removed, algae gain a competitive advantage over the corals.

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But it will take some time before the new migrants gain decisive political influence, and the problems of Iran and Russia for Europe require immediate attention.

As regional conflicts are increasingly defined along Sunni Shia lines, it is becoming more difficult for Shia dominated Iran to gain influence in Sunni majority countries.

This has helped the public at large to gain a better understanding of the issues involved, specifically on Antarctica apos s influence on the global environment.

These measures will influence sustainability as they will offer a business incentive for companies to adopt sustainable practices (and then gain access to the marketing advantages offered), and as they will influence consumers' behaviour by giving higher visibility to these products.

But it is unclear how much influence China s government holds over Kim Jong un s regime.

This indicates that they have major influence over Internet policy in these countries as well.

Over the past decade, the growth of NGOs in number and influence has been phenomenal.

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But now Japan s political and economic influence in South East Asia is gradually declining, owing in part to its failure to exert influence over security and defense matters.

This combined with the intervention in Vietnam set the stage for further French influence in China leading up to a sphere of influence over parts of Southern China.

But the election results will not matter parliament, too, has little influence over Iran s foreign policy.

As costs surge, Chinese producers are seeking higher value, new niches, and more influence over policymaking.

Both India and China are each seeking greater influence over the strategically important country of Myanmar.

The pace of the decline of Western influence seems to have accelerated over the past decade.

Lincoln also presided over the expansion of the federal government's economic influence in several other areas.

He used it in the context of political influence exerted by a patron over a client.

Cultural norms also influence a woman apos s fertility, over which many women have little control.

If left unchecked, China may use the South China Sea disputes to gain effective hegemony over weaker claimants.

We want to win over the masses, gain strength, and make a stand with protests on the streets.

While Palestine would gain economically, Israel would gain politically and socially.

Sarkozy's decision has put France in a position to gain influence in the alliance and increase the pace of NATO s reform, while at the same time strengthening the ESDP.

Yet, overall, the democratic experiment in Indonesia is still an incipient and fragile one, and there is no guarantee that those elements will not gain influence and, ultimately, power.

(b) Any entity owned by the suspect or over which he or she has significant influence or

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