"Lord Dredlinton preferred bridge but we rather overruled him.

But in this proceeding, other members feeling indignant at their conduct, they were overruled.

It would be difficult to single out any memorable war in this world's history which has not been ultimately overruled for the good of the world, whatever its cause or character,like the Crusades, the most unfortunate in their immediate effects of all the great wars which nations have madly waged.

No: it was a meditated conquest, on the same principles of ambition and aggrandizement which ever have animated unlawful conquests, and therefore a political crime; not to be excused because other nations have committed such crimes, ultimately overruled to the benefit of civilization, like the conquest of India by England, and Texas by the United States.

Even in his crimes Napoleon stands out on the sublime pages of history as the instrument of Providence, since his crimes were overruled in the hatred of despotism among his own subjects, and a still greater hatred of despotism as exercised by those kings who finally subdued him, and who vainly attempted to turn back the progress of liberal sentiments by their representatives at the Congress of Vienna.

Canaris advised a combat on the sea, but was overruled; and the consequences were fatal.

In knowledge of parliamentary law and tactics, in prompt decisions,never once overruled in all his long career,in fairness, courtesy, self-command, and control of the House at the stormiest times, he certainly never had a superior.

If the encouragement of Dr. Sumner had not been overruled by the dissuasion of his more cautious friends, he would have committed to the press his Greek and Latin compositions, among which was a Comedy in imitation of the style of Aristophanes, entitled Mormo.

Dinner being over, and the cloth drawn, there was a general call made for the new glee of Non est inventus; but, as this would have interfered with the requisite gravity of the company during the earlier toasts, I overruled the call.

The gunner, overruled by the rest, submitted; but as we broke up the council, he came to me and very gravely.

An attempt was made before the Supreme Court of the United States to set aside this will, and Daniel Webster, the great New England barrister, delivered a powerful "plea" against it; but the attempt was overruled.

Indeed, we cannot conceive how without it there could ever be such a thing as true Art; for what might be received as such in one age might also be overruled in the next: as we know to be the case with most things depending on opinion.

If the revocation was made in deference to protests from Kentucky, it seems, that, while the loyal citizens of Missouri appeared to approve the decisive measure, they were overruled by the more potential voice of other communities who professed to understand their affairs better than they did themselves.

He allowed Satan, and the Jews, to do just what their wicked hearts prompted them to do; and then he overruled it for good.

However, my burning desire to express myself in writing overruled my squeamishness.

But the Secretary of State overruled this scruple, and the leave was to be given.

In his effusiveness Coupeau suggested that Lantier become a lodger, and overruled all objections.

It would have been well, had his advice prevailed; but it was overruled, and the preparations for the expedition were commenced.

Such, however, was the popularity of these family groups, and the desire to give them all possible variety, that the ancient version of the story was overruled by the prevailing taste, and St. Anna became an important personage.

I wanted to accept, but was overruled by friends, who thought me too feeble to travel alone, and that I would make more by employing an agent.

If God, because man is such a sinner, so overruled and overawed him that no crime could be committed, he would be half-unconscious of the sin in his nature, and would look up no more either for renewal or forgiveness.

Surely, the result of system can no farther go than this,that Monsieur Vaurien's moral sense, like his opinions, should be absorbed and overruled by the governing powers.

" Some dissent was offered to this singular proposition, but the majority of voices overruled it; and withdrawing for a moment, Hugh Calveley returned with an arbalist, which he proceeded deliberately to arm in view of the crowd, and then placed a quarrel within it.

And while it is obviously possible that such decision may be erroneous in any given case, still the evil effect following it, being limited to that particular case, with the chance that it may be overruled and never become a precedent for other cases, can better be borne than could the evils of a different practice.

"I will not accept such a sacrifice," he said, but she overruled him by her reply: "It is not a sacrifice; it is a vindication of myself, that you cannot oppose."