Sentence examples for was withstood from inspiring English sources

The final supremacy of the West Saxon kings stemmed from their successful resistance to the Danes, whose "great army" arrived in 865 and destroyed the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms but was withstood in Wessex by Aethelred I (reigned 865 871) and Alfred (reigned 871 899).

While Eshkol was withstanding the pressure from his generals, Segev writes, he emerged as a "statesman with nerves of steel".

I hurriedly made a series of shots, focusing on her while she was withstanding the elements.

"He's withstood it all," he said.

Any such demands must be withstood.

Donnelly's style must be withstood before it is enjoyed.

But Burton's operatic rage is not to be withstood.

He will not be withstood on these matters.

Such an extraordinarily high dose can be withstood only by Deinococcus.

He's withstood seven weeks of bad news and he still exceeded expectations.

It would always be something that had to be withstood, but, for some, it might be strengthening.