Sentence examples for prevailed well from inspiring English sources

Mocked by Johnson loyalists as a mere "footnote in history," Mr. McCarthy prevailed well enough in his time to observe, after driving Johnson into retreat, "I think we can say with Churchill, 'But what a footnote!' " Senator McCarthy's challenge was intended to prod, more than destroy, the president.

Nonetheless, the traditional Christian view prevailed well into the late seventeenth century, where even an otherwise liberal thinker such as John Locke echoed earlier Thomistic arguments, claiming that though God bestowed upon us our natural personal liberty, that liberty does not include the liberty to destroy oneself (Locke 1690, ch. 2, para. 6).

Little progress was made over the next century in explaining or treating tics, and a psychogenic view prevailed well into the 20th century.

There was a strong sentiment among sections of the industry which prevailed well into the seventies that regulation provided some assurance of security and this position was broadly supported by governments.

"Reason prevails!" "Well, that is certainly a change," said the tortoise, "and yet sometimes, well, I am not sure how important rationality is.

It said: "It will be some time before the implications of the tighter liquidity and credit conditions now set to prevail well into 2009 become clear, but it is logical that these will not be without consequence for SIG's markets and customers".

Arctic conditions in Alaska prevail well south of the Arctic Circle in the treeless regions of western Alaska, and the US Arctic includes the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Archipelago (34 ), a tundra ecosystem where our sampling was concentrated.

Although allies, Tony Benn and Bob Crow represented two sides of a divide on the left that has prevailed for well over a century.

While I've always been able to find styles that I prefer — lighter-bodied, fresh and energetic — the bigger, sweeter, more powerfully fruity style has prevailed as well.

That year, The New York Times wrote that Mr. Kiermaier had "generated among the station's employees a sense of purpose and a measure of excitement that have not prevailed for well over a year".

In southern Sudan, which is preparing to vote on whether to split off from the north and become its own country, the incumbent there, Salva Kiir, prevailed as well, winning 93 percent of the vote to remain president of that semiautonomous region.