Sentence examples for withstood and from inspiring English sources

He forged for them the weapons of nonviolence that withstood and blunted the ferocity of segregation.

But despite their horror stories, Abdallah, 21, says the journey that his fellow inmates barely withstood – and that killed more than 450 others this week – is his only option.

Take the majestic front door, which withstood and rejected so many coats of white paint that eventually Mr. Aaron said, "I decided I liked the patterns and just decided to have it varnished every year to keep it like this," and preserve a look of intricate, half-finished decay.

Maybe then he can see the tragedies and prejudices that Lady Liberty has withstood, and realize that the American Dream is as alive and well as it has been for our grandparents and the generations prior who have stepped onto Ellis Island for a better life.

Davidson et al. [ 18] examined 13 different balance response variables (perturbation magnitude withstood and a range of COM and COP measures) following an unexpected perturbation.

Minor objects such as photographs withstand and repay examination.

The index assesses a country's ability to withstand and avoid generating crises.

The regime can withstand (and has withstood) most of the brutal military offensives launched against it, international isolation and economic sanctions.

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Profound memories too - our soldiers fighting together to liberate Europe; our joint effort to withstand and defeat the Soviet empire.

It is not yet clear how they managed to withstand and retain the poison, says Summers.