Sentence examples for victory agreed from inspiring English sources

Nicholas II, persuaded by his generals that he and his wife were the main obstacle to victory, agreed to abdicate (March 2 [March 15, New Style]).

Cadel Evans, an Australian rider for Predictor-Lotto, who is also expected to compete for the overall victory, agreed with Leipheimer's assessment that the mountains would be the key to victory, particularly those in the second half of the race, when the Tour spends three tough days in the Pyrenees.

On Friday, Mr. Hollande gained a small victory, agreeing with Ms. Merkel and the leaders of Italy and Spain on €130 billion of stimulus.

São Paulo manager was delighted with his team after the victory and agreed with Ceni that the victory was a team effort: "It was a collective victory" he also said that it was "a great achievement for the club".

With neither able to gain a decisive victory, they agreed to a dual hegemony over the Khmer state.

In October 1964, after Wilson led Labour to a narrow election victory, Diamond agreed to serve as chief secretary, immediately below the new chancellor, Callaghan.

But after the Republicans swept to victory, he agreed to extend the Bush tax cuts for two more years in exchange for Republicans agreeing to extend unemployment benefits and cut the payroll tax.

Rick Neuheisel, who led the University of Washington to the Pac-10 title and a Rose Bowl victory two years ago, agreed to a six-year contract extension as football coach going through 2008, school officials said yesterday.

Despite the victory, Cambridge agreed that they should propose the challenge to Oxford and did so during the October term; it was duly accepted.

Despite beginning the season with three successive victories, Van Gaal agreed with Wayne Rooney's pessimistic assessment of his own form – he last scored for his club in April, nine matches ago.

H.P. may fear the strategic implications of a Dell victory, but agreeing to pay $2 billion net of cash — or more than three times the undisturbed share price — for 3Par appears undisciplined.