Sentence examples for were able to best from inspiring English sources

Chinese historians note that foreign invaders were able to best China during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

But none of them were able to best Orica-GreenEdge: Garmin-Sharp finished sixth, Sky third and BMC Racing ninth, 26 seconds off the pace.

Meanwhile, neither Sporting Kansas City nor DC United were able to best each other either in what should have been the marquee game on Friday night, though the 0-0 result put SKC a point closer to basic playoff safety and clinched it for DCU.

Although the movement comprised painters, sculptors, typographers, poets, those in the decorative arts, it was the architects, most prominently Oud with his Worker's Housing Estate in Hoek van Holland (1924 27), who were able to best capture the austere and harmonic essences of the movement.

Everything suggests Tebow should at least be able to best Jordan.

The company said: "We regularly review our business structure to ensure that we are able to best serve our customers and provide additional product and services.

Those with a talent for military strategy will be able to best superior forces, while less capable warriors will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

New wine merchants may be able to best Berry Bros. & Rudd on creating global distribution channels, but they will never be able to match its stories about selling wine to Pitt the Younger and Lord Byron.

This could be true, since different people may be able to best develop different aspects of human nature.

The so-called DJD heuristics are able to best solve a large proportion of instances, but simpler and faster heuristics can outperform them in some cases.

Instead, Gates conceded that some companies, at some points in time, have been able to best Microsoft in some key markets.