Sentence examples for able to prevail over from inspiring English sources

"Neither party seems able to prevail over the other militarily.

"You seem to prefer being a victim to being able to prevail over the criminal element.

The German civilian statesmen, however, who paid due attention to their diplomats' warnings about U.S. opinion, were soon able to prevail over the generals and the admirals: on May 4 the scope of the submarine campaign was again severely restricted.

Though Mr. Obama was able to prevail over Republican opposition in his first two years as president because Democrats had majorities in the House and the Senate, that changed when Republicans won control of the House in 2010, giving them a brake to apply to the president's agenda.

Nevertheless, these are effective only when they actually find a positive response from wide social groups or are able to prevail over opposing tendencies.

Hence the magnetic appeal of a figure like Gatsby, whose power of self-invention seemed able to prevail over any underlying reality.

Radio voice failed to prevail over now "candidate centered" television campaigns.

Descartes' malin genie, his evil genius, was a ruse of the subject that tried to seduce him into accepting what was not clear and distinct, but over which he was ultimately able to prevail.

With his sense of humor, he was able to prevail".

Thus, his grandson Charles V was able to prevail against French opposition to inherit the imperial crown.

But since she did not give effective support to Honorius, Alexander was able to prevail.