Sentence examples for overtaken to from inspiring English sources

Shouldering into a flood tide generating a foul current of up to two knots, Paris and Van Liew were almost immediately overtaken to windward by the Canadian Derek Hatfield aboard another 40-foot entrant, Spirit of Canada.

This year America is expected to overtake Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world's largest producer of oil and gas combined.

India is forecast to overtake China to become the world's fastest-growing large economy next year.

India is expected to overtake China to become the most populous country in the world in the next five years.

Windows Mobile was projected to overtake Symbian to become the leading mobile OS by 2010.

KFC has overtaken Burger King to become the world's second-biggest fast-food chain.

The United States has now overtaken Europe to become the largest market.

GE has overtaken Vestas to become the world's biggest wind-turbine maker.

Nigeria, which has overtaken South Africa to become Africa's largest economy, is booming.

It has overtaken rice to become the second most-produced cereal after maize.

It has just overtaken Samsung to be the largest smartphone provider with 15% market share.