To many, it appears that Iran has achieved an autocratic stability, with the mullahs having vanquished the once-popular Green Movement.
Yet telegrams received yesterday [March 7] indicate that rival claimants are in the field for the honor of having vanquished the last stronghold of the mysterious Antarctic.
Having vanquished the fearsome Tamil Tiger insurgency in May with a no-holds-barred assault on its last stronghold, Mr. Rajapaksa enjoyed widespread adulation.
Having vanquished the defending Eastern Conference champion 76ers, 3-2, in the first round, Boston moves on to Detroit to meet the Pistons in Round 2 Sunday afternoon.
This is the one opera where the "bad guys" (Nero and the conniving Poppea) win, having vanquished their political opponents, the law and morality.
He has another gold medal in the 100 meters to prove it, having vanquished all comers Sunday night with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.
RELISHING their country's reputation as the graveyard of empires, Afghans are proud of having vanquished all the foreign armies that have ventured onto their soil.
The subject of Madrid is never far from the surface, even after having vanquished their eternal rivals in the bad-tempered series of Clásicos.
Having vanquished their inanimate foes, the students stormed into the courtyard, flags waving like a conquering army.
Obama is facing criticism that his claims of having vanquished al Qaeda are out of phase with his declarations of massive new threats posed by al Qaeda.
