Sentence examples for prevail in getting from inspiring English sources
In a statement, Mr. Soufan called the C.I.A's redactions to his book "ridiculous" but said he thought he would prevail in getting them restored for a later edition.
Even if tobacco industry lobbyists prevail in getting the European Parliament to back a less stringent form of regulation, the vote would be only a step in a European rule-making process for e-cigarettes that could continue into next year or beyond.
In his article in the Chicago Reader, Smith credited Kalven's work on a previous case of police misconduct with making him believe he'd prevail in getting the video.
And he prevailed in getting a more rational tuition plan to help the state's public universities.
Having prevailed in getting a tax hike in January, Mr. Obama is now trying to break a cycle in which conservatives regularly thwart his hopes of a legacy-enhancing bipartisan deal that would bring down the deficit through a combination of further tax increases and cuts to the entitlement programs.
One person who was involved in the Waste Management case said that he thought Andersen's senior management had been split by the case, and that those who wanted changes prevailed in getting the firm to settle but did not have the power to force changes.
Future candidates may be the Yuan and perhaps a new Euro (if Germany prevails in getting its way).
Although French and Italian leaders prevailed in getting Greece one more chance to overcome its legacy of corruption and overspending, a broad span of northern Eurozone states made it clear they were fed up with pouring money into the financial morass that is Athens.
He has prevailed so often in getting pieces returned to what he calls their "motherland" that museum curators are scrambling to appease him.
If the owners prevail in their efforts to get the lawsuit dismissed, they will not have to turn over anything more to the trustee — at least for a while.
Even if the banks somehow prevail in court, they will not get all they are owed.
