Soon afterwards, in response to a similar prophecy by Cathbad, Cú Chulainn demands a chariot from Conchobar, and only the king's own chariot withstands him.
None of the weapons given to him withstand his strength, until Conchobar gives him his own weapons.
His boxing experience from his Naval Academy days helped him withstand the battering, and the North Vietnamese did not break him again.
Mr. Tenet's close relationship with President Bush has clearly helped him withstand the crisis.
He assumed that Mr. Giuliani's strengths on terrorism and electability would let him withstand the momentum of winners from states Mr. Giuliani bypassed.
While Parish's regimen was not total vegetarian, he recently said that it made a difference in his career, helping him withstand the rigors of playing center against behemoths in the paint.
Charpentier's librettist, Thomas Corneille, included still another character, Oronte, the prince of Argos, whom Créon has counted on, together with Jason, to help him withstand an attack from the enemies of Jason and Médée.
Mr. Huckabee, a Baptist minister, was carried in large part by evangelical voters, who helped him withstand extensive spending by Mr. Romney on television advertising and a get-out-the-vote effort.
In essence, though, Mr. Bloomberg is seeking to give the candidates a taste of the political freedom that he has enjoyed as a self-financed billionaire politician whose money helped him withstand the powerful opposition he faced because of his unpopular initiatives, including a smoking ban and an 18.5 percent raise in property taxes, to name just two.
