It has therefore experienced an ever expanding influence and becomes widely known in China, and furthermore, spreads in many countries such as Japan, North Korea, Vietnam, and India.

白蛇传因此久负盛名，在中国广为流传，甚至传入日本，韩国，越南，印度。

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Its new Merrill Edge online discount brokerage will go live on Monday, and it should help the company combat the expanding influence of the likes of Charles Schwab Corp.

WSJ: FUND TRACK: Merrill Is Launching

For the U.S., the key to convincing those countries to act as an alliance is to make the case to them that there in danger from Iran's expanding influence in the region.

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What is perhaps most jarring about Iran's ever-expanding influence is the disparate responses it elicits from Israel and Sunni regimes like Egypt and Saudi Arabia on the one hand, and the West on the other.

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