Usage of "sphere of influence"

Portuguese

The geographical area in which one nation is very influential.

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Area where a state has a level of political, military, economic or cultural influence.

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Examples for "sphere"

Examples for "sphere"

A sphere, however, is one thing; a rotating sphere is quite another. 
 The Irish Times 

This is an extremely pertinent question, especially in the sphere of immigration. 
 The Guardian 

The natural and correct form for such a thing is a sphere. 
 The system of the world 

The liberal party appears to be vanquished in the sphere of economics. 
 The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 1 

These private acts in an almost public sphere echoed his social nature. 
 Anil's ghost 

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Oblate-spheroid-shaped region around a celestial body where the primary gravitational influence on an orbiting object is that body.

Usage of sphere of influence in English

Again, they want a colony free from the government sphere of influence. 
 Radio NZ 

Beyond this the New Crobuzon sphere of influence becomes far more... attenuated. 
 The Scar 

The only controlled sample of protomolecule had left Fred's sphere of influence. 
 Leviathan Wakes 

But he insists Vietnam be conceded to an American sphere of influence. 
 The new yorker 

From these ports each power hoped to extend a sphere of influence. 
 The Path of Empire: A Chronicle of the United States as a World ... 

Or it might already be part of someone else's sphere of influence. 
 Imperfect Sword 

Shalmaneser's later expeditions all passed the frontiers of that sphere of influence. 
 The Ancient East 

Russia, on her part, recognized Afghanistan as outside her sphere of influence. 
 The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28 

It wants strong military facilities spaced around its ' sphere of influence'. 
 News.com.au 

The French soon began to regard Annam as within their sphere of influence. 
 New Forces in Old China: An Inevitable Awakening 

This, of course, was equivalent to the demarcation of a sphere of influence. 
 China 

Islamic State's sphere of influence is as wide as its bloodlust is deep. 
 Reuters 

In Russia's self-proclaimed sphere of influence, Russia is losing its influence. 
 The Irish Times 

Yushchenko has tried to withdraw Ukraine from Russia's sphere of influence. 
 Reuters 

Something was caught in the sphere of influence of the electrodes. 
 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 

He was my elder, and I had-albeitunknowing-intrudedin his sphere of influence. 
 The Great Book of Amber 

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Meanings of sphere of influence in English