Win over Sentence Examples

I have to win over Gabriel in a week.

Gabriel could move forward, try to win over the woman who seemed much more interested in him than she had a few days ago, before her deal with the Dark One.

Farnese at once set to work with subtle skill to win over to the royalist cause the Catholic nobles of the south.

Under Napoleon he became a member of the council of state, and from 1812 to 1814 he governed Catalonia under the title of intendant-general, being charged to win over the Catalonians to King Joseph Bonaparte.

Origen indulged in many speculations which were afterwards condemned, but, as these matters were still open questions in his day, he was not reckoned a heretic. (iii.) In accordance with the New Testament use of the term heresy, it is assumed that moral defect accompanies the intellectual error, that the false view is held pertinaciously, in spite of warning, remonstrance and rebuke; aggressively to win over others, and so factiously, to cause division in the church, a breach in its unity.

Tancred now sought to win over the towns by extensive grants of privileges, and at Gravina (June 1192) was reco g nized by the pope, whose ineffectual support he gained by surrendering the royal legateship over Sicily.

His half-brother, Lewis Morris (1726-1798), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was educated at Yale, served in the Continental Congress from 1775 until early in 1777, and went on a mission to the western frontier in 1775 to win over the Indians from the British to the American side.

He it was who sent the monk Augustine to England, in order to win over the Anglo-Saxons to the Christian faith.

He made no effort to win over Vladimir to the Roman obedience, but devoted himself to the conversion of the pagan Pechenegs who inhabited the country between the Don and the Danube.

At first he was willing to subordinate them to an attempt to win over Scotland to his anti-papal policy, and he made various efforts to bring about an interview with his nephew.

We are fortunate in having preserved for us the official report of the Buddha's discourse, in which he expounded what he considered the main features of his system to the five men he first tried to win over to his new-found faith.

Blanche of Castile, the queen-mother, arranged the marriage to win over to the cause of France the powerful count of Provence, but treated her daughter-in-law most unkindly, and her jealousy of the energetic young queen was naturally shared by Louis, whose coldness towards and suspicion of his wife are well known.

Agrippina then tried to win over Nero's neglected wife Octavia, and to form a party of her own.

After Jena Napoleon attempted to win over Sweden, but Gustavus rejected every overture.

According to a deposition which he made in January 1807 he was approached by Aaron Burr, who attempted to enlist him in his "conspiracy," and wished him to win over the marine corps and to sound Preble and Decatur.

But by his abortive efforts he had not yet been able to win over this immense force of tradition and turn it to his own purposes.

Charles thought to repair the rebuff of Trier at Cologne, and wasted his resources in an attempt to win over its elector by besieging the insignificant town of Neuss.

Having been unable to win over Henry treSty of VIII.

Grouped together on the council of affairs, they managed to control the policy of the common council, with its too mixed and too independent membership. They successfully strove to separate the grandeur and superexcellence of the king from the rest of the nation; to isolate the nobility amid the seductions of a court lavish in promises of favor and high office; and to win over the bourgeoisie by the buying and selling and afterwards by the hereditary transmission of offices.

His political ideal for France was that of the monarchy, rescued from all association with the abuses of the old rgime and broad-based upon the peoples will; his practical counsel was that the king should frankly proclaim this ideal to the people as his own, should compete with the Assembly for popular favor, while at the same time using every means to win over those by whom his authority was flouted.

This wise policy, to which he consistently adhered to the close of his reign, was not followed by his son and successor Constans, who, after repeated attempts to win over the sect by bribes, resorted to persecution.

He was a member of the state constitutional convention of and one of the committee of twenty-six which drafted the constitution; he was also a delegate to the state convention of 1788 which ratified the Federal Constitution; and according to tradition was the author of the famous "Conciliatory Resolutions," or proposed amendments to the constitution, which did much to win over Samuel Adams and John Hancock to the side of ratification.

When the Cuban rising in 1895 assumed a serious aspect, he was sent out by the Conservative cabinet of Canovas to cope with the rebellion, but he failed in the field, as well as in his efforts to win over the Creoles, chiefly because he was not allowed to give them local self-government, as he wished.

The smiling Egyptian, now sporting strikingly blond hair, had misgivings about his win over White.

The two number ones produced a stirring finale as Steve Lewis reversed a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win over Ian Conway.

Only Andy Booth (left) from Aberdeen, with a 2-1 win over Tim Miles of Worthing, prevented a landslide.

Team Bath got their first DML victory with a 3-0 win over fellow newcomers Yate Town.

The young stopper was a regular in Blackburn's reserve team last season and played well in Gretna's 3-1 pre-season win over Dumfermline.

The late win over Milan, then the emphatic victory here against Besiktas went some way toward doing that.

The year started for the first team with a convincing win over rivals St. Anne's.

Watford took three giant steps toward the play-off final in Cardiff with an emphatic win over Crystal Palace this afternoon.

The opportunity was unique; and he now put forth his utmost endeavours to win over to his side the conquered but still formidable tsar.

With Benjamin Franklin and Charles Carroll he was sent by Congress in 1776 to win over the Canadians to the side of the revolting colonies, and after his return did much to persuade Maryland to advocate a formal separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain, he himself being one of those who signed the Declaration of Independence on the 2nd of August 1776.

The young stopper was a regular in Blackburn 's reserve team last season and played well in Gretna 's 3-1 pre-season win over Dumfermline.

New Bradwell kept up their unbeaten run with a crushing win over Aston Clinton.

The year started for the first team with a convincing win over rivals St. Anne 's.

He took the stage and immediately began trying to win over his audience.

Persistence over time can win over even the most reticent and reluctant child, however, so don't give up.

The beauty, availability and affordability of Soo Chow jade will win over many jewelry shoppers.

It's been almost exactly a year since Half-life 2 came out for the PC and now, Valve ports it over to the Xbox in hopes to win over console gamers.

The stubby antenna may be a turn off for some people, but its adequate spec sheet may be enough to win over people looking for an entry-level phone.

Decades after her debut in the 1950s, Barbie still knows how to win over a crowd, and little girls still flock to her section of the toy aisle in droves.

Her challenge is to win over these girls.

The more you can say in as few words as possible will help you win over those who will be reading your application.

Some guys like a woman who is not easy to win over.

These are just a few of the traits that help you to win over the general public.

In an effort to win over critics, the company unveiled an entire collection of trendy and sophisticated Crocs for women with discriminating taste in shoes.

Old favorites have made their exit, making way for new soon-to-be favorites and new members work hard to win over the droves of fans of this favorite U.K. soap opera.

This is where you will win over the reader enough to keep them reading.

That year, she won Best Female Vocalist at the Tejano Music Awards - a prize she would win over and over again for the next seven years.

Jud Birza, nicknamed "Fabio" for his long blond hair, was a bit of an underdog throughout the season, but he managed to win over the jury and beat out Chase Rice and Sash Lenahan for the title.

Boyd's win over fellow finalist, singer Eli Mattson, was what host Jerry Springer called "the closest result we've ever had, with less than one half of one percent between these two."

The show is a competition between 16 females and 16 males to see who can win over Tila's love, much like The Bachelor or The Bacherlorette.

Frakes has reportedly helped pageant contestants win over 1,000 titles during his 24 years and counting in the business.

This is where the mighty dollar can win over the health of our pets until we start to take a stand.