Sentence examples for but was bested by from inspiring English sources
The billionaire investor fought a protracted battle to win control of Chrysler in the 1990s but was bested by Daimler-Benz.
He won 27 games that season but was bested by a little-known Tigers rookie named Floyd Giebell on the final weekend as Detroit, which won the pennant, knocked the Indians out of the race.
Denis screws up his courage to declare his love to a flirtatious maidservant but is bested by a Jewish geologist.
In 2006, its tenants bid $4.5 billion to buy the complex but were bested by Tishman Speyer's offer of $5.4 billion, which became the biggest real estate deal of its kind in United States history and now counts among its biggest busts.
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But she was bested by Becky Baker, wearing a black hat and purple pants, in 18.06 seconds.
And they started brilliantly in 1997-98 only to fall away, likewise Arsenal in 2002-03 - butheyey were bested by sides far better than than those seeking to outstrip City.
In 2010 they finished 4-12 last in their division, but they were bested by John Fox in his last year with the Carolina Panthers: he went 2-14.
PCs have their problems, but they won't be bested by dated technology and dubious philosophy.
The distinction between diploid and triploid or tetraploid genomes cannot be detected by array-CGH but is best determined by some independent cell-based method such as fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).
