It regards Nepal as part of the Indian sphere of influence, and it is easily Nepal's biggest trading partner and source of investment.
Russia may not be trying to recreate an empire—it has neither the energy, human resources or ideology for that—but it is trying to prevent the West from entering its sphere of influence.
Russia's contention that it is entitled to a modern sphere of influence on the fringes of Europe has caused consternation in the EU and elsewhere.
Meanness happened then too, but the sphere of influence was much smaller.
He has extended his sphere of influence to the world of banking.
Most of all, India wants to make sure Myanmar does not tilt irrevocably into the Chinese sphere of influence.
To emphasize the difference these new elements make, consider the following two figures. In each figure, the EAR file shaded blue indicates the sphere of influence of the application assembler.
It recently stepped directly into America's sphere of influence with giant projects in the Philippines, including an aqueduct and major highways.
