Sentence examples for overcome a drop from inspiring English sources

The 16 locks overcome a drop of some 582 feet (177 metres) from the head of the lakes to Montreal.

Police authorities in Paris said they were working hard to identify the robbers, but the high-profile crime comes as the city struggles to overcome a drop in tourism since the series of terrorist shootings and bombings in November 2015.

Southeast Asia's largest phone company, Singapore Telecommunications, reported a 2percentt rise in quarterly earnings, as a profit at its Australian operations helped to overcome a drop in business at home.

Wells Fargo, the nation's largest home lender, posted a 19 percent increase in second-quarter profit on Friday as it overcame a drop-off in the mortgage market on its way to record earnings.

An increase in sales of frozen food in the United States helped Heinz overcome a 10percentt drop in pet food revenue, the company said.

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Home Depot shares finished 3.1% higher, after the home improvement chain managed to narrowly top analyst estimates, while Target gained 7.6% as improved gross margins helped it overcome a 6.2% drop in same-store sales.

Strong results from its cable channels and ABC Television network drove higher revenue and profits at The Walt Disney Co. in the fourth quarter, overcoming a steep drop in profits at its film studio.

Here he has overcome a variety of styles the past fortnight and dropped just a single set, to the impressive young Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolovyesterday.

COLTS 30, TEXANS 21 Peyton Manning helped Indianapolis overcome a sluggish start as visiting Houston (2-5) lost its third straight and dropped to 0-3 againsthehe Colts (6-1).

That helped Wall Street overcome a decline in the Commerce Department's tally of new home sales, which dropped to 309,000 in January.