Sentence examples for able to pull ahead from inspiring English sources

If the European Commission succeeds in creating one, the old continent may be able to pull ahead of the new one by 2016.

The first time the crosstown rivals met, the result was an overtime thriller, in which the Nets were able to pull ahead on the strength of a Jerry Stackhouse 3-pointer and strong performances from Brook Lopez and Deron Williams.

Neither Gov. George W. Bush nor Vice President Al Gore has yet been able to pull ahead in the presidential campaign, with each man's weaknesses becoming magnified in the minds of voters, according to five national polls out this week.

A1 Neither Mr. Bush nor Mr. Gore has yet been able to pull ahead in the presidential contest, with each man's weaknesses becoming magnified in the minds of voters, according to five polls out this week.

If Europe was able to pull ahead of China economically in the 19th century, Osterhammel argues, it was because the Chinese empire was hampered by a "chaotic dual system" of silver and copper coins, while much of Europe had created a "de facto single currency" with the Latin monetary union of 1866.

If the company can nail the experience of aggregating data across its hardware lineup and feeding it all into its accompanying app (not to mention the 100 or so partner apps floating around out there), Withings may just be able to pull ahead of a sizable pack.

On the restart, with the lapped car of Mark Martin in front on the inside lane, and his Roush Racing teammate, Kenseth, on the lead lap on the outside lane, Kenseth was able to pull far ahead.

He pulled even and held serve to pull ahead, 6-5.

Over time, though, Fifa continued to pull ahead commercially.

Having staved off elimination, Azarenka served to pull ahead at 5-5 in the second set.

Adapted from "Want to Pull Ahead of the Competition?" by Michael Wheeler (professor, Harvard Business School), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.