Sentence examples for might not prevail from inspiring English sources

And pushback does not mean that Trump might not prevail.

Here are five situations in which good sense might not prevail.

"He'll be judged in heaven". In 2003, when America began its occupation, bombings with half the casualties of Tuesday's suggested the United States might not prevail.

The President says that his lawyers think it may not be "a winning argument" — i.e., they think it might not prevail in the Supreme Court, where Republican partisanship, if not always conservative ideology, normally wins, 5-4.

The centrist movement backing the current prime minister, Mario Monti, is a possible ally, but even together they might not prevail in the Senate because the electoral law allocates seats based on regional votes.

Mr. Schiff, who had appeared close to expecting House approval of the resolution after an initial victory in the Foreign Affairs Committee last week, seemed resigned that it now might not prevail in light of the push from the administration, Turkey's government, lobbyists retained by Turkey and worried lawmakers.

It would equally be in China's interest to show its neighbours that it is ready to admit that its interpretation of sovereignty disputes might not always prevail and that it is open to arbitration, something that it has until now steadfastly refused to do.

"We understand that our positions might not always prevail," Cox wrote, "but please take the time to listen to expert voices that might differ from yours and your immediate staff". EPA officials argue that such critics don't reflect the prevailing view at the agency, which just completed a buyout program that reduced its workforce by 440 employees.

If the president or the solicitor general were reluctant even to seem to personally endorse arguments they found morally repugnant, or if they feared that they might be accused of making only halfhearted arguments for a position they wished would not prevail, they might have appointed an outside advocate to make the case as a special assistant to the attorney general.

But that argument might not have prevailed in court, and a loss could have exposed them to further litigation.

A monk, a taxi driver, a student, all shyly ask your correspondent whether America might not be prevailed upon to topple their dictatorial regime next.