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Examples of succeeded

succeeded

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

The editors are to be congratulated for having succeeded in bringing together what are ostensibly ten very different studies into a well-integrated, coherent whole.
He succeeded in piloting the ship into an unfamiliar fjord and signalled for assistance.
He succeeded in reuniting tradition and modernity, and in making measure useful and meaningful once again.
They succeeded in challenging the authority of the petro-military alliance and its fragmented offspring.
The house succeeded in endowing three offspring in each generation, with the sole exception of the second heir whose only surviving child was a girl.
On the one hand, as mentioned, we observe very few large families, which proves that no family actually succeeded in supporting several offspring.
We have not succeeded in finding powerful conditions that are purely syntactic, or operational.
While the farmers have not succeeded to adapt in every circumstance, some interesting systemic patterns can be observed.
Provincial rivalries for power were slowly eliminated, internal conflict reduced, and presidents succeeded one another observing the principle of no re-election.
This fire-fighting approach sometimes succeeded in halting conflict.
Secondly, an assignment that succeeded against a set of variables whose instantiations have not changed will satisfy repeated consistency checks against the same past assignments.
This introductory section is succeeded by the detailed comparisons, which are not only excellently illustrated but complemented by a handsome set of colour pictures.
However, the only restraint most councils succeeded in imposing was a statute demanding of new members proof of their nobility and limpieza, or 'pure blood'.
This process is seen most readily in the numerous military coups that succeeded in gaining control over the decision-making process, decade after decade.
Corporate directors apparently succeeded in their efforts to maximise profits for their shareholders, fulfilling their primary responsibility as managers of a capitalist enterprise.
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