Sentence examples for not prevailing from inspiring English sources

"But he is not prevailing, and he has not really engaged in the debate".

All in all, it was another example of common sense not prevailing and cricket shooting itself in the foot.

In different ways, each launches upon the tidal wave of nightmare a tiny raft-borne human figure, paddling if not prevailing.

Perhaps more than any other village in the Arctic, Point Hope has a history of uniting against outside forces and, if not prevailing over them, at least outlasting them.

I am somewhat confused about Newton N. Minow's statement (letter, March 7) that "the concept of public service in broadcasting is not prevailing these days as it did in the days of Bill Paley, Frank Stanton, David Sarnoff and Leonard Goldenson".

He kept going down the track he had been on, about the bad guys not prevailing: "What we want to say by doing this event, using the movie, 'You can't stop us from our appointed rounds.' Not that we're like the post office".

In other words, millions of people would be compelled to spend lots of money on something they previously did not want, at least not at prevailing prices.

That's certainly not the prevailing wisdom out here, where "stars" are insulted if they aren't handed a role just for being.

Our results do not refute prevailing belief in the literature that the US is a big health care spender and does not consistently deliver the highest quality health care or achieve the best health outcomes.

Social work should be defined by the profession and not by prevailing governmental and Whitehall policy directions.

"The reservist letter is associated with our intention to develop communications with our reservists, and not the prevailing security situation," a spokesperson told the channel.