They prevailed over mainly Mediterranean countries, which were fighting to protect the interests of their fishermen.
Mr Obama prevailed despite lingering dissatisfaction with the economy and a hard-fought challenge by Mr Romney.
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Power prevailed, as he has every time someone has taken him to court in Russia.
Rather than hammering out tortuous compromises, there were set-piece battles in which the liberals broadly prevailed.
But the tourists prevailed thanks to a 50-run seventh-wicket partnership between Rahman and Khaled Mashud.
And with the Scot frustrated and struggling physically, Wawrinka prevailed 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-3.
And as messy and ugly as the lead-up to compromise was, in the end sanity prevailed.
The daughters, Lina Maria Aguiar and Lia Maria Aguiar, finally prevailed in court.
Nevertheless, the picket line held, the comics prevailed and the Comedy Store started paying.
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Michael prevailed, convincing his dad the stores would serve as both brand presence and marketing labs.
Perhaps more importantly, it defied the downward trend that has prevailed so far in 2012.
For the first time, hope is returning to places where fear had long prevailed.
Wall Street was caught up in a "mania that prevailed throughout the investment world, " he said.
In 1994, Cayetano prevailed over another woman, former Republican Congresswoman Patricia Saiki, who came in third.
In that three-month decline the Dow lost 36% of its value, and panic prevailed.
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The concert failed when greed for Ottoman spoils prevailed over the ideal of co-operation.
So right through the end of World War II, the traditional approach to war production prevailed.
James K. Polk prevailed instead, and he annexed Texas and started the Mexican War.
At first the men in the consumer-film business, who refused to see the looming crisis, prevailed.
In the less panicky mood that prevailed this week, such measures appeared to have bolstered confidence.
The oil and gas industry has also prevailed in Russian policy towards the Caspian Sea.
What matters is that the art of compromise prevailed for a while in Washington.
K. prevailed upon Jacqueline to hire as her press secretary one of his mistresses, Pam Turnure.
When this fog is replaced by hard facts, will bonds or shares have prevailed?
McDull is a piglet whose mother had planned to call him McNificent until second thoughts prevailed.
Yet, such rejection is only partial since old practices have prevailed in the Kirchner era.
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Afghanistan has not yet descended into the chaos that prevailed before the Taliban took over.
This meant that Hirsch and Hutton met in the final where Hutton prevailed mainly with the back-heel.
By the end of Mr. Bush's presidency, the liberal view seemed to have prevailed among the public.
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