Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.
He thought the news would have overpowered his wife-his wife, to whom he had never said a hard word.
"Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken" (Ecclesiastes 4:12 NIV).
The fear that has overpowered lenders is not just about the current market chaos. It also reflects their lack of faith in the models and systems that they rely on to evaluate risk.
She was overpowered by shame and vexation.
A delicate wine will be overpowered by strong food.
He did grab four rebounds but was overpowered a number of times while crashing the glass, as well.
The concluding air was "Dixie," and as the exhilarating notes tumbled forth they were almost overpowered by a great clapping of hands from almost every table.
For over an hour the title looked to have slipped from Real's grasp as they trailed to a17 th-minute strike from Mallorca's Fernando Varela, while Barca overpowered Gimnastic.
I cannot tell what a profound distress overpowered my heart.
The agony of grief which overpowered them at first was voluntarily renewed, sought for, was created again and again.
16then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
He was overpowered by the heat.
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Kasab, the baby-faced militant who was photographed striding through the railway station with a machine gun, was eventually overpowered by a police constable whom he had shot five times.
The lawbreaker was overpowered before he could reach for his knife.
The smell of decaying meat overpowered Crompton.
Her tormentor would not long have permitted her to remain quiet, but fatigue overpowered her, and she fell fast asleep in the other corner of the pew.
Beauty, has often overpowered the resolutions of the firm, and the reasonings of the wise, roused the old to sensibility, and subdued the rigorous to softness. (No. 113)
In short, I should be quite incapable of repeating to you the countless thoughts which rose from my heart to my head and faded slowly into the sleep which overpowered me when it grew light.
With his defenses stripped, Windu was easily overpowered by Chancellor Palpatine.
Britain's tennis No 1 yesterday overpowered American Brian Garrow 7-6, 6-3.
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