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But it took until 1640 for the French settlers to prevail against the Caribs, who were fighting to retain the island they loved.
This could occur through either metabolic or mechanical mechanisms, or both, and these mechanisms could prevail to differing degrees in susceptible males and females.
The paper said this speech would be taken by his critics as evidence that he was "hungry for power, self-serving and determined that the interests of his party should prevail."
Business reasons--not just ethical arguments--are going to prevail on the media to rethink how we cover all sports, not just women's sports.
The mass-circulation Sun , a Murdoch paper, claimed in a front-page splash that Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, is eager to have such a referendum, believing the monarchy would prevail.