Sentence examples for won a struggle from inspiring English sources

Here, in the nineteen-thirties, Mao won a struggle for control of the Long March.

In Syria the government is headed by Bashar al-Assad, son of the Baath general who won a struggle with his ideological adversaries in 1970 and ruled Syria for 30 years until his death in 2000, and then arranged for his son to succeed him.

But today, he said, "our biggest problem may be groups within states" that could take advantage of political chaos to seize what they need, either to sell it or to win a struggle for leadership of the country.

He took six seasons to break into the top 100 of the order of merit and eight to record an inaugural victory in 1998, winning a struggling Cannes Open that promptly vanished from the schedule.

Polgar won a turbulent struggle that eventually gained her first prize and relegated Timman to second place.

Mr. Peters won a power struggle with Berthold Huber, the candidate of union members seeking a less confrontational stance toward the government and employers.

A consortium led by the American International Group and including Newbridge Capital appears to have won a lengthy struggle for control of Hanaro Telecom, Korea's second-largest broadband provider.

CAPRIATI BEATS DOKIC: Jennifer Capriati won a baseline struggle at the German Open yesterday in Berlin with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 victory over the Yugoslav teenager Jelena Dokic.

He says the influential former head of National Security, Nafie Ali Nafie, has won an internal struggle for control of President Bashir's National Congress Party's direction.

However curious his style of leadership, Mr Wahid may have won a crucial battle in the struggle for reform.

The Bryans fought on, holding two break points on Paes's serve in the fourth game, which Paes won with a struggle.