In the conference call with investors, Vonage executives said they were certain the company would ultimately prevail.

Both men said the company would prevail in its legal battles and its Government wrangles.

Since then, the strongest companies have prevailed, leaving about 25 retailers.

The two large companies had already prevailed in a patent case in Canada.

Foresters become involved if there are disagreements, but usually the electric company prevails, he said.

Earlier in the case, the company had prevailed upon the judge to exclude such evidence to avoid inflaming a jury.

Moreover, he said, the company has already prevailed in some disputes and expects to do so in all of them.

One company prevailed upon a leading stage actor to play the role of Hamlet on screen.

The acquiring company prevailed in the long run and the experiment for a merger did not last a year.

A company that says it laid off older workers because they were highly paid will often prevail.