territorial aggrandisement

His opportunity for territorial aggrandisement came during the Napoleonic wars.

Bonaparte's passion for territorial aggrandisement knew no bounds; and the turn of the Hanse Towns now arrived.

Richard Drengot became ruler of the County of Aversa in 1049, beginning a policy of territorial aggrandisement to compete with his Hauteville rivals.

Equally, some might think that it proves yet again that the Broadway tuner can be accused of many things but a lack of self-esteem or territorial aggrandisement is not among them.

And the gap which had to some extent been there from the beginning in popular consciousness between 'Hitler's war' for racial empire and territorial aggrandisement, and the patriotic defence of the 'Fatherland'was widening.

I can pledge myself to the truth of a fact of which I have certain knowledge, and you may rely upon it; namely, that none of the allied powers engaged in the present war entertain views of territorial aggrandisement.

His Majesty's Government also fail to understand how the Soviet Government interpret their obligation under Article 5 of the Anglo-Soviet treaty "not to seek territorial aggrandisement for themselves and not to interfere in the internal affairs of other states".

The Treaty of London (1827) also bound Russia to a promise not to attempt any territorial aggrandisement at the expense of Turkey and/or secure any exclusive commercial advantage from Turkey as the result of any subsequent Russian war with Turkey.