They struggled to attract investors, but finally succeeded, mostly thanks to Mr Peterson's many connections.

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Five minutes later, the driver of the first train finally succeeded in re-starting his engine and began to inch forward.

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His tireless campaign for the canonization of Edward the Confessor finally succeeded.

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Amid warnings of a humanitarian crisis as rebels gradually lost ground to advancing government forces, the army finally succeeded in defeating the Tigers, killing their leader Prabhakaran.

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How many times did you ask before you finally succeeded?

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My wonderful consultant, who thoughtlessly is taking time off now to have a baby, has finally succeeded in convincing me to start taking anti-depressants - how long will that last?

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Its campaign, which met strong resistance, finally succeeded in 2011 when the country's parliament voted to make property grabbing an offense and protect the spouse's and children's share in the deceased's assets.

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This January, he finally succeeded in his aim.

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He inherited a lumbering giant plagued by overcapacity, sloppy service and an unwieldy acquisition--six years earlier, Union Pacific had finally succeeded in buying rival Southern Pacific, a deal the company had originally completed in 1901, only to see it reversed by a monopoly-fearing Supreme Court in 1913.

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Finally in 1994 he succeeded.

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Finally, at 01:00 in the morning, Thompson succeeded.

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