The region's agriculture and minerals continued to attract the interest of more powerful neighbors.

It cannot be a sound peace if small nations must live in fear of powerful neighbors.

As a prosperous trading center, it attracted its more powerful neighbors.

Middle East leaders speak about their powerful neighbor with a directness seldom, if ever, heard in public.

He looked to a strong federal government to protect the rights of Connecticut and the other small states from encroachment by their more powerful neighbors.

Too often the Confederation has found itself the victim of its more powerful neighbors.

Some of this may be paranoia in a country that has always been overwhelmed by more powerful neighbors.

They finally had the political clout to stand up to their powerful neighbor.

The relationship to its powerful neighbour is a defining factor for Canada.

I have in mind first Russia, our nearest and most powerful neighbour.