Athens alone had withstood them with success.
Peter withstood him on many occasions.
It became the seat of the presidency of Connaught under Elizabeth, and withstood a siege by the insurgents in 1641.
They have maintained their stock untainted, and have withstood the influence of the white man to a remarkable degree (for example, they use no spirituous or fermented drink), though they have suffered a serious decrease in numbers at his hands.
We went out to see the hero that had withstood so many tempests, and it wrung my heart to see him prostrate who had mightily striven and was now mightily fallen.