prevailing winds. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used without object) : Silence prevailed along the funeral route. ,Green tints prevail in the upholstery. ,They prevailed over their enemies in the battle. ,to wish that the right side might prevail. ,He prevailed upon us to accompany him. From Dictionary.com.
“And what do you term my prevailing weakness,” said. From Wordnik.com. [The Italian] Reference
Among the reasons for what I call the prevailing mood, there are two that can be identified. From Wordnik.com. [On a Working Hypothesis] Reference
What would a front-loader do to give life an edge in prevailing conditions present and future?. From Wordnik.com. [A Different Perspective on Irreducible Complexity] Reference
A major shift in prevailing ideas inevitably has implications for action, many of them unanticipated. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
It could be called a closely held secret only in the special sense of the word prevailing within Virginia planter society. From Wordnik.com. [Jefferson's Concubine] Reference
July 2nd, 2008 at 1: 32 pm chunkdz: What would a front-loader do to give life an edge in prevailing conditions present and future?. From Wordnik.com. [A Different Perspective on Irreducible Complexity] Reference
For that only is a prevailing, that is a final conquest. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. V.] Reference
He calls the prevailing attitude in corporate America dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2005] Reference
Three, was only reducing to its lowest term the prevailing practice. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860] Reference
His view would be more accurately described as the prevailing view. From Wordnik.com. [Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee] Reference
They were part of what might be termed the prevailing strategical theory of the South. From Wordnik.com. [Lee’s Lieutenants] Reference
They were so committed to the idea of prevailing that McNamara's theories really did not cut it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 11, 2002] Reference
Now, you'll remember that the last numbers from a different poll showed the recall prevailing by a 53-42 margin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 29, 2003] Reference
But the homeowners also got a lesson in how public projects are funded under a state law known as prevailing wage. From Wordnik.com. [Cincinnati.Com - All Local News] Reference
We have here the remarkable story of Jacob's wrestling with the angel and prevailing, which is referred to, Hos. xii. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)] Reference
One deals with what's called a prevailing wage, in which private workers would be paid a set wage on public projects. From Wordnik.com. [Times Republican] Reference
With regard to the notion of prevailing values, it is important to say that prevailing values are majoritarian values. From Wordnik.com. [The Court] Reference
Terence O'Sullivan attempts to defend so-called prevailing wage laws by saying that they don't cost taxpayers anything. From Wordnik.com. [Prevailing Wage Laws Take from Many, Benefit a Few] Reference
Mabopane's Dr Moreosele High School in protest against lack of freedom of association and expression prevailing at schools. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
On the other hand culture may be defined as the prevailing attitudes or customs in a specific society or segment of a society. From Wordnik.com. [1997] Reference
"Lieutenant Colonel commanding Charleston Reserves." to that emulation of Saragossa alluded to as prevailing at an earlier period. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the War of Secession] Reference
In other respects, the mode of travelling through Syria differs very little from that which I have described as prevailing in Turkey. From Wordnik.com. [Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East] Reference
In a short time several boats were seen coming to our assistance, the idea prevailing here, as at Wexford, that our vessel was on fire. From Wordnik.com. [Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships] Reference
He made reference to that, where these companies are not even willing to pay what is called the prevailing wage, really, the average wage. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2005] Reference
Caroline Islands, and those which Captain Cook describes as prevailing at an immense distance, in the islands which he visited in the South. From Wordnik.com. [A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time] Reference
UPDATE: As noted in the comments, officially the "prevailing" wage has been suspended. From Wordnik.com. [09/09/2005] Reference
And the idea of their prevailing is unacceptable. From Wordnik.com. [donald h. rumsfeld | my goodness he said « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground] Reference
John Allen - The 'prevailing' loan mechanism was working fine until five years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
Heather MacDonald dubs the prevailing reality of many ed schools "Anything But Knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Higher Ed] Reference
In your clarification, you used the much more common phrases of "prevailing" and "existing" law. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
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