Some wineries went bankrupt; others were sold to stronger neighbors.

Rather, she said, it was an expression of Mr. Bush's philosophy that "you start with strong neighbors and reach out from there."

His unification campaign was very ambitious, especially as he was the King of a small kingdom surrounded by strong and powerful neighbors.

There is relative economic weakness in the face of what would be a strong neighbor.

And it has tense relations with Hungary, a strong neighbor to the south.

Historically, Laos was subject to the will of its stronger neighbors, enforced by military means.

Samavia is represented as a small country, unstable in government and under pressure from stronger neighbours.

"We're convinced that having strong biotech neighbors, as well as the medical school, really helps attract both people and investments to the area."

Our view, as you know, is that strong, stable and prosperous neighbours make the best neighbours.

It is beneficial to the EU to have stable and economically strong neighbours.