Sentence examples similar to gained upper from inspiring English sources

The "Verdy" role (in which I saw both Louise Nadeau and Carla Körbes), which has a solo with a famous "bracelet" sequence, gained upper-body and musical rubato.

Indeed, they were crisper than most Levine outings of recent years, perhaps because he has gained upper-body strength during his convalescence: his motions were sweeping and assured.

But Radwanska soon gained the upper hand.

The Whites gained the upper hand and exiled the Blacks.

Power politics, nationalism and even racism have gained the upper hand.

Reporters asked: Has she gained the upper hand by attacking you?

As the bull market began to unravel in 2000, active managers finally gained the upper hand.

Once the ultras gained the upper hand they purged their opponents, sometimes in fistfights.

Worse, the Assad regime appears, after months of stalemate, to have gained the upper hand.

AMISOM lost many hundreds of soldiers, but its forces gradually gained the upper hand.

With perseverance, and better weather, they gradually gained the upper hand.