Eclipsed most notably by Nicolas Sarkozy, who appointed him as prime minister in 2007 and then spent the next five years treating him as an underling, he entered Les Républicains primary race as the third man to frontrunners Alain Juppé and Sarkozy.
In 1972 he co-wrote "A Blueprint for Survival", which inspired the foundation of the Green Party in Britain, the first of its kind in Europe.Although other Green parties, notably in Germany, soon eclipsed the British Greens, some of Mr Goldsmith's preoccupations are now entering the mainstream of politics in the United Kingdom.
In recent years, soft-drink makers, most notably Coke and Pepsi, have made inroads into the noncarbonated market, introducing bottled-water brands that now eclipse the anemic growth of their flagship colas.
Unquestionably, he looked down on some of his colleagues, most notably the somewhat scruffy Luigi Fagioli, and even his compatriot Lang, who had risen from the ranks of Mercedes mechanic to eclipse him in terms of talent and achievement.
"We have to eclipse Microsoft.
Vioxx could yet eclipse that.
Ter Borch's lustrous, ineffably witty domestic scenes inspired a generation of masters, notably Vermeer, whose genius rather eclipsed his elder's.
Around 1980, it was eclipsed by European painters, notably Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, and Anselm Kiefer, who had assimilated American precedents and leaped beyond them by using formats derived from Abstract Expressionism as scaffolds for dazzling conceptual manipulations.
Ericsson underinvested in design and has been eclipsed by niftier rivals, notably Nokia of Finland.Thus, the deal with Sony is better seen as a measure of how quickly Ericsson has fallen from grace.
After the late 20th century, Cuban nueva trova was largely eclipsed by other forms of popular music most notably, salsa.
