Sentence examples for ready to overtake from inspiring English sources

The country seemed ready to overtake the Dominican Republic as the biggest pipeline of foreign talent to the major leagues.

When Cibulkova appeared ready to overtake Stosur at 5-4 in the first set, the Australian raced down two paths to finish off the set.

Now 23, he has caught up to and may be ready to overtake faster-maturing players, like Thomas Müller, who came from the same soccer school.

Before long, I had a white cabin cruiser in view and soon was in its wake, ready to overtake it like an impatient driver on the freeway.

Power gunned his engine and drove hard to the outside on the wide corner at the end of pit road, catching up to Castroneves and appearing ready to overtake him.

Paul's arrival in a controversial December trade turned the Clippers into instant contenders in the West and briefly inspired talk that they were ready to overtake the Lakers for top billing in Los Angeles.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 13 - Some Knicks players believe that after an off-season of cost-cutting moves, the Nets could be ready to be overtaken by the Knicks as the top team in the New York metropolitan area.

That works better than trying to overtake.

Thus licentiousness began to overtake liberation.

It was impossible to overtake Fernando.

They are not allowed to overtake.