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A few regular troops from old France, weakened by hunger and sickness, who, when fresh, were unable to withstand the British soldiers, are their general's chief dependence.
James Wolfe

As a reward of their clean living and good habits these great stars have been able to withstand the rigorous test of stamina and physical exertion and have thus successfully extended their most remarkable careers over a period of many strenuous years.
Major Taylor

As far as wrestling goes, as long as my body is able to withstand the physical beating, I will keep wrestling.
Trish Stratus

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
George Washington

Fortune blinds men when she does not wish them to withstand the violence of her onslaughts.
Titus Livius

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
George Washington

Most animals are built to withstand one bad year.
John Hunter

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
Voltaire

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Some actors couldn't figure out how to withstand the constant rejection. They couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Harrison Ford

Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.
Alan Perlis

The biographies and autobiographies are on the whole more impressive than the fiction of the last two decades, but the freakish best sellers among them are least likely to withstand the test of time.
Harold Acton

The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.
Saint Thomas Aquinas

The Society of American Civil Engineers, someone who's going to come in and say to the public, we've looked at, we've examined, we've reviewed the repairs and we think they're strong enough to withstand the type of hurricane that - that could hit the city this season.
Marc Morial

There aren't many strong or charismatic candidates today, because many people can't withstand the scrutiny.
Tom Ford

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.
Louis XIV

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.
George Washington

We've got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be good enough to withstand the challenges that the insurgents and the terrorists will present to the new Iraqi government.
John Abizaid

Well, our statute provides us with authority to conduct a very broad inquiry basically to provide an investigation of 9/11 that's thorough, complete and will withstand the scrutiny of history.
Richard Ben-Veniste

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