Sentence examples for prevails in spite of from inspiring English sources

Composer Ervin Drake said of him, "... [o]ccasionally someone like Perry comes along and won't 'go with the flow' and still prevails in spite of all the bankrupt others who surround him and importune him to yield to their values.

It's the last day of November and I really hope that even in your post-turkey stupor you didn't forget to finish your novel; that in stimulating digestive juices you didn't neglect to stimulate creative ones; that your laziness did not prevail in spite of the cold and the rain and your full time job and loads of responsibilities.

By Jenna Krajeski November 30, 2009 It's the last day of November and I really hope that even in your post-turkey stupor you didn't forget to finish your novel; that in stimulating digestive juices you didn't neglect to stimulate creative ones; that your laziness did not prevail in spite of the cold and the rain and your full time job and loads of responsibilities.

I still believe that in the global struggle for women's empowerment, solidarity will prevail in spite of subtle nuances and disparities.

As sons and daughters of Patrice Lumumba striving to realize his ideas of a free and liberated Congo, we are confident that our stand for peace, justice and democracy will prevail in spite of the continued onslaught by the Kabila regime and its backers in the international community.

This idea prevailed in spite of reports, published in prominent journals, that showed that new neurons could arise in specialized areas of the brain (Altman 1963; Altman and Das 1965, 1966; Kaplan and Hinds 1977; Kaplan 1981).

But I set off to Little Rock convinced we could prevail (eventually) in spite of it all, and I return -- buoyed by the good energy of all the dedicated people I met there -- even more so.

It's more like "in spite of".

Jay Carney recently told reporters aboard Air Force One that Obama prevailed in 2008 "in spite of his debate performance".

In spite of all that, "Election" has prevailed as a defining film for millennials as well as major-studio projects that employ indie sensibilities (it was produced by MTV Films and distributed by Paramount).

In spite of this the common misbelief still prevails that answer changing in multiple choice examinations results in an increased number of wrong answers rather than an improved score.