Sentence examples for until it was passed from inspiring English sources

Microsoft held the top position until it was passed by Cisco Systems near the end of the Internet bubble.

It was long the world's biggest consumer of energy, until it was passed by China in the early 21st century.

But the bill went back and forth between chambers until it was passed in the final hours of Georgia's legislative session Thursday.

In Schwarzenegger's campaign, he railed against special interests, and swore that he would engage in no fund-raising from the time he proposed his budget (he did so in early January) until it was passed.

The great bull market of the 1950's and 60's began to sputter out in 1966, as the Dow first approached 1,000, a level that was to prove a challenge until it was passed for good in 1982.

After the assassination of Nadir Shah, another victim of the curse, the diamond passed through the hands of his successors, each dethroned and ritually blinded, until it was passed in return for sanctuary to Ranjit Singh, the Lion of Lahore, self-declared ruler of Punjab and father of Duleep Singh.

He said he would keep the Senate in session until it is passed.

Until it is passed, the decisions of Greece's most distinguished judges and constitutional experts will be drowned out by whirring helicopters.

"We always told them, 'You won't know the peak until it's passed.' But a lot of people don't believe it".

The code for the service is out for testing and won't be made freely available until it's passed the scrutiny of the geek community, but still it's a significant moment, for which we have Edward Snowden to thank.

"The reality is we don't yet have a budget" for 2015, Jewell said, and it is "difficult to say if we have the funding" until it is passed.