Sentence examples for able to cede from inspiring English sources

For these reasons, it seems unlikely that Nagl and soldiers like him will soon be able to cede their role as the principal counterinsurgency force in Iraq.

This trust in the medical authorities was by some of the women further emphasized as the main reason why they deliberately chose to, and were able to, cede sovereignty over their bodies.

Alex Castellanos, a Republican media strategist, revived the "Fatal Attraction" analogy in a television discussion about whether Mrs. Clinton would be able to gracefully cede the convention to her former rival.

The president of Ghana, John Atta Mills, said Friday that his country was not able to send troops to oust the leader of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, who is unwilling to cede office after losing last month's presidential election.

It hurts to cede ground.

It is very hard to cede control.

(Tarmoh eventually chose to cede the spot).

I am always happy to cede responsibility.

They are unlikely to cede powers easily.

Guests who refuse to cede the microphone win.

Reluctantly, Ms. Gilmore decided to cede a bit of control.