Sentence examples for able to beat back from inspiring English sources

Romney might be able to beat back the Perry surge.

"Using them as a battering ram, I was able to beat back the other studio heads".

Mr. Goodman is another Republican who was barely able to beat back recent challenges in a heavily Democratic district.

It may be that Karl Rove and other Republican strategists are able to beat back the tide-just barely.

"This is a big bet on small donors together being able to beat back an effort financed by large donors," Mr. Pariser said.

In years past, the Senate and the House were able to beat back such deliberate attempts to destroy the legislation by amendment.

By the time No. 14 Maria Sharapova took the court for the final match of the day session, shadows had cooled the playing surface and she was able to overcome a cold start to beat back a spirited challenge from Jarmila Groth, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.

In Japan, Sony gained the No. 1 spot [JP] in the portable music player segment for the first time in August since research firm BCN started its sales surveys in November 2001 (on a monthly sales basis – Sony was able to beat Apple back in September, but for one week only).

"I knew we would be able to beat them back," he said, pointing to the fact that they also defeated Rep. Steve King's (R-Iowa) amendment mandating that ballots be printed in English only.

New details about the first person to be cured of HIV through drug therapy alone offer hope that others who are born with the virus may be able to beat it back and avoid a lifetime of treatment, researchers reported Wednesday.

We invented logic to beat back our creatural selves.