Sentence examples for bested an from inspiring English sources

He later bested an open-aged field in Oregon to advance to an elite competition of 11 riders in Park City, Utah.

Mrs. Bachmann bested an incomplete collection of her presidential rivals in a non-binding, early test of political organization in the state that will hold the first presidential voting early next year.

Mr. Mordos has been identified as an up-and-comer at BBDO New York and not just because he once bested an older, more muscular creative executive in a hallway tussle over some disputed Pepsi commercials.

North Carolina, ranked No. 2 at the end of the regular season, bested an Illinois team that was ranked No. 1. PAGE D1 A Shift at Morgan Stanley Philip J. Purcell, the chief executive of Morgan Stanley, said his board had authorized him to pursue a spin-off of its Discover credit card unit.

Last week, Norilsk Nickel bested an offer by Xstrata for the Canadian nickel miner LionOre.

According to research firm StarMine, which tracks analyst performance, over the past 36 months, Groh has bested an industry return of 89% (cumulative) by 50%.

That remains, at best, an incomplete description.

Banks are at best an afterthought.

Vetting is at best an inexact science.

This is at best a makeshift solution.

History is, at best, a marketing tool.