prevail against

The natural American impulse is to search for solutions, for policies that can prevail against these upheavals.

You cannot prevail against an enemy combatant who has no fear of death.

Such Rube Goldberg–like coincidences will not prevail against the Syria-Iran axis.

His “immunity” might not in law prevail against charges of crimes against humanity.

The cry of disaffection will not, in the end, prevail against the principle of liberty.

The Moors, led by the same Marsil whom Bernard had previously defeated, knew they could never prevail against such might.

But the good man's plans could not prevail against his nephew's predisposition for the land.

It was all unreasonable; yet reason does not prevail against a hunch—even to a reasoning man, who is also a diplomat.

Hemmed in by fierce foes on every side, he needed to show his prowess if he was to prevail against them.