Sentence examples for he prevailed over from inspiring English sources
He prevailed over the next obstacle, strong protests from geneticists in Iceland and abroad alleging that Icelanders were being exploited and their privacy put at risk.
At the defence ministry he prevailed over his fellow conservatives in ending conscription, the first step in an ambitious proposal for modernisation of the armed forces.This vaulted Mr zu Guttenberg into a position occupied by no other politician.
Last year he prevailed over Ullrich by 1 minute 1 second, his smallest margin of victory in the Tour by more than four minutes, and he admitted afterward that he was "just not happy with my performance".
He prevailed over the anger and hopelessness he felt at his son's affliction by calling upon great reserves of love and discipline to investigate what might help — first as a father and then, in this book, as a reporter and an advocate.
Perhaps because Aaron Garretson (Bumbys: "You have a perfect Disney/Pixar voice") read a piece that featured prison, volleyball, Collies, and graphic "romance," he prevailed over the second reader, Cole Kazdin, whose story mentioned but did not actually describe her own nudity.
In 2007 he prevailed over two other internal candidates in a two-year competition for the top slot.
If he prevails over growing G.O.P. embarrassment at such a floating symbol of gated plutocracy, we urge Mr. DeLay to forgo any "Master and Commander" regalia he may have in mind.
Some backers of the Illinois senator expect the city to reap an Obama dividend if he prevails over GOP opponent John McCain in the November election.
Now he must fail every booby trap he previously prevailed over.
Together with the Venetians, he initially prevailed over the Norman fleet, but the joint fleet was caught off guard and defeated by the Normans off Corfu in 1084.
Capitol Hill insiders say the battle for congressional superdelegates is over, and one Senate supporter of Barack Obama is hinting strongly that he has prevailed over Hillary Rodham Clinton.
