Sentence examples for was to overtake from inspiring English sources

The goal was to overtake Manchester United, Mr Beckham's former employer, which became the richest club in world soccer thanks not least to pioneering the idea of turning its team into a media brand.

Peter's aim, therefore, was to overtake the developed countries of western Europe as soon as possible, in order both to promote the national economy and to ensure victory in his wars for access to the seas.

She said her biggest achievement at the channel was to overtake ITV in the ratings three and half years ago and bring audiences to specialist programmes such as Robert Winston's The Human Body.

It was certainly difficult for any East, electronic or human, to appreciate that the winning defense was to overtake the diamond queen with the ace and to shift to a heart.

He said his target now was to overtake Alonso and finish second in the drivers' championship, and get his Mercedes team into second ahead of Ferrari in the constructors' title race.

a. Lane changing for overtaking The lane-changing conditions are more complex when the aim is to overtake than that of non-overtaking lane changing.

Their aim is to overtake the Communists to become the second-strongest force on the French left.

She will have to do better, if she is to overtake el comandante, as the front-runner is known.

But then Djokovic showed why Murray still has much to do if he's to overtake the world No1.

Soon, however, political events were to overtake philosophical discourse.

For he is now being pressured to overtake Tom Okker's record of 79 tour titles.