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  • Vanquished at the moment of their maximum, they have dropped out of the whirl of the world.

    THE QUESTION OF THE MAXIMUM 2010

  • Mr. Gallagher teaches politics at Bradford University; his book, "Romania and the European Union: How the Weak Vanquished the Strong," was published by Manchester University Press last year.

    How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Roma? Tom Gallagher 2010

  • My grandfather Magan had earned his nickname, The Protector of Those He Vanquished, by conquering and annexing land that belonged to other clans.

    Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010

  • My grandfather Magan had earned his nickname, The Protector of Those He Vanquished, by conquering and annexing land that belonged to other clans.

    Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010

  • My grandfather Magan had earned his nickname, The Protector of Those He Vanquished, by conquering and annexing land that belonged to other clans.

    Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010

  • Vanquished, Jake trotted off to the toilet rather than being forced to wear the glorified diaper.

    Introducing the Male Nanny or ‘Manny’ | Impact Lab 2006

  • Vanquished by Hera, Argive goddess, and by Athena, who helped to ruin Phrygia, I am leaving Ilium, that famous town, and the altars that I love; for when drear desolation seizes on a town, the worship of the gods decays and tends to lose respect.

    The Trojan Women 2008

  • Vanquished by Hera, Argive goddess, and by Athena, who helped to ruin Phrygia, I am leaving Ilium, that famous town, and the altars that I love; for when drear desolation seizes on a town, the worship of the gods decays and tends to lose respect.

    The Trojan Women 2008

  • At least I could set my foot upon it, and say, ‘Vanquished as I am, there lies a foe!’

    Westward Ho! 2007

  • Vanquished for its strange allusions to numerology, its nocturnal ritualism and non-Christian chanting.

    The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design Review: Whose Head is Ugly? Jonathan Wells and Lysenkoism (Chapter 16) - The Panda's Thumb 2006

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