Sentence examples for overtaking of from inspiring English sources

But, in a deeper sense, the mid-century overtaking of utopianism by dystopianism marked the rise of modern conservatism: a rejection of the idea of the liberal state.

China's overtaking of the United States in smartphones doesn't mean sales here are grinding to a halt, says Ramon Llamas, a senior research analyst at IDC, in a statement.

David Pilling, writing in the FT, suggests that it was the double shock of the 2011 tsunami and China's overtaking of Japan as the number 2 economy by market value.

Slumps before his two signature feats — the 100 hundreds in all international cricket and his overtaking of the previous record of 34 hundreds in tests, set by a fellow Indian, Sunil Gavaskar — showed he is not immune to pressure.

The overtaking of Europe by China in terms of emissions per person - about 7.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person per year, the study found, compared with Europe's 6.8 tonnes per person - is politically significant.

It was Sibierski's first strike for nine months but, significantly, that free-kick was won by Obafemi Martins, whose high-speed overtaking of Vitoldas Cepauskas suggested a threat which never quite materialised.

If East had won with the king, a later overtake of the 10 with the ace would have produced three more diamond tricks.

Ferrari have written to the FIA asking for official clarification of whether the German's overtake of Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne was legitimate.

However, the Englishman was promoted to second place after race stewards gave Vettel a 20-second penalty for his overtake of Button on the penultimate lap.

The overall effect will be of two loosely-drawn squares overtook of one another, like sheets of paper just barely touching on a desk.

This is the fate Clarke sees overtaking many of the islands of the world.