Sentence examples for to prevail it from inspiring English sources

"We believe that, were Wyly's slate to prevail, it would create a divided board and hurt the company and its shareholders," he said.

For either Scottish bank to prevail, it would need votes representing a majority of NatWest shares.

Still, for the Patriots to prevail, it took one final defensive stand in a game that was very much about defense after the first quarter.

On the other hand, if Gov. George W. Bush were to prevail, it is not known who would lead the agency.

Even if Colonel Qaddafi's forces were to prevail, it might be a year before the government exports oil again, and even then it will most likely face the prospect of international sanctions.

(At the war's inconclusive end, as Saddam Hussein gassed Iranian positions, the head of the Revolutionary Guards wrote to Khomeini suggesting that, if Iran wanted to prevail, it needed nukes).

For more than a decade, the insurers and their lobbyists have understood that to prevail, it is important to cultivate the support of State Senator Guy J. Velella, the longtime Bronx lawmaker and senior Republican known for his gruff charm and the political street smarts he honed decades ago as a pompadoured ward heeler.

If peace is to prevail, it is time for another leap of faith, with Israel truly accepting the exercise of Palestinian rights and the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, with East Jerusalem as its capital.