Sentence examples for by surmounting from inspiring English sources

The main reason for the AKP's loss of power in June was the unexpected vote for the leftist, pro-Kurdish People's Democratic party (HDP), which entered parliament for the first time by surmounting Turkey's unusually high election threshold of 10%.

Tesla has already defied skeptics and attracted legions of die-hard fans by surmounting seemingly impossible odds to build all-electric cars that have drawn lavish praise from automotive critics.

Loggias were sometimes given significance in a facade by being surmounted by a pediment.

Elaborately carved oblong tables were supported by consoles or fluted columns connected by a stretcher surmounted by an arched colonnade.

The walls and roofs are supported by buttresses and surmounted by battlements, pinnacles and pierced parapets, many of which were added by George Manners during his 1830's restorations.

Sardinian artichokes were cooked to a perfect al dente texture and whacked with flavour by Ligurian olives surmounted by shaved pecorino: dead simple but delicious.

Its dazzling white bedroom nearly stole the show, with the bed raised, like an altar, on a stepped platform, guarded by swans and surmounted by a diaphanous baldachin.

The centrally placed entrance is reached by steps, and surmounted by carved decorations.

The badge for the register is two crossed quills over a book encircled by the Garter surmounted by a crown.

The badge for the secretary shows two crossed quills in front of a rose and encircled by the Garter surmounted by a crown.

The building is flanked by four cylindrical turrets surmounted by slate spires, and surrounded by an area with an iron grille.