managed

The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.

Then she managed to struggle a mile through dark, rainy woods.

Thankfully there were no casualties—the driver managed to stop the train immediately.

We've managed to survive, and I want to be a part of that tradition.

Al Qaeda has never managed to carve out a large chunk of real estate to call its own—in Afghanistan it was a guest of the Taliban.

Sympathising with its desires, Benjy changed his posture, and managed just to touch the nose of his enemy.

And since he was glad enough to do that, Mrs. Robin managed to feed her children all they needed.

He staggered along with much difficulty and managed to complete half of it by Christmas.

Sometimes he did, although when I saw the worst coming I generally managed to get him over to the ranch.

Still the King managed to retain his popularity, and in his own way attempted to ameliorate the lot of his subjects.