By such means, they overcame years of modest U.S. surpluses.

It's not that she doesn't want to help South Africa's blacks overcome years of discriminatory racial policies.

But to do so, Democrats would have to overcome years of racial distrust between blue-collar whites and poor minorities.

Consultants agree, however, that they can only do so much to overcome years of ingrained organizational behavior and established management patterns.

But amid sagging profits, retailers are now moving to overcome years of low morale by adopting a commission compensation system.

While United States officials here love to hear such unqualified commitment, they caution that it will take much to overcome years of disappointments.

But these hits have not been enough to overcome years of flops that left the company financially weakened.

But the commission and department must overcome years of inertia in which the implicit message from City Hall seemed to be, "Make no big plans."

The first three evenings of this festival symbolised an attempt to overcome years of deep industrial crisis.

Could I really overcome years of personal barriers and share this pain with someone else?