Slidell returned to the United States,firm in the belief that only force could win the Mexican territories the United States wanted.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

The fifty-nine year old Watson needed to make a short attempt on his final hole to win the British Open.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

To win the presidential election of eighteen sixty, the Republican Party had decided it needed a man of the people.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

He asked Congress to give him everything he needed to win the war and bring peace to the area.

VOA: special.2009.02.26

On June fourteenth, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic to win the National Basketball Association championship.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

At first,people wondered: would President Hayes keep the promises that were made to help him win the election.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

That same year, Clemente helped his team beat the New York Yankees to win the World Series - the national baseball championship.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

The expression may be used to describe a politician's last campaign, his final attempt to win the cheers and votes of the people.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Danijel Djordjic wants to know who was the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

He is only the second African to win the prize since it was established in nineteen eighty-six.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

Truman's popularity increased. However, most Americans did not expect him to win the election in nineteen forty-eight.

VOA: special.2011.08.11

When the delegates voted the next morning, Blaine did not have enough votes to win the nomination.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

They wanted to win the election, and they felt they had a better chance for victory with a military hero like General Taylor.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

But almost everyone else wanted to win the war quickly and return to a normal life.

VOA: special.2011.06.30