Sentence examples for once surpassed from inspiring English sources
"Searchlight once surpassed Las Vegas in population," announced a scratchy recording triggered by stepping through the door of the Searchlight Community Center and Museum.
Tuesday's performance suggested that City Ballet was continuing its gradual onward-and-upward reclamation of the Balanchine repertory in which it once surpassed all other companies.
The factory, like many state behemoths, was nearly bankrupt by the end of the 1990's, and most of a work force that once surpassed 10,000 had retired or been laid off.
Although SEC rules require that no more than 15% of a mutual fund's assets be invested thusly, in 2001 Van Wagoner once surpassed that when he continued to purchase private securities after already holding 15% of a fund's assets in such stakes.
Islam has created a great civilization that once surpassed the West in terms of its scientific, artistic, economic and military achievements.
That's a fall only surpassed once since the monetary policy committee took control of UK interest rates in 1997, say economists at investment bank UBS.
The 400 time remains No. 6 on all time youth list, only surpassed once since by future Olympic champion Kirani James.
The producers behind hard-hitting political broadcast Newsnight have once again surpassed themselves with some particularly spectacular closing credits.
Mr. Soros and the Tiger Management empire of Julian H. Robertson Jr. both began to struggle once they surpassed $20 billion in 1998.
This week the venue was the biennial Farnborough gathering outside London, where Airbus once again surpassed its rival Boeing with $11 billion of new orders.
Exxon has once again surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable company, after the iPhone and iPad maker saw its stock price falter.
