1.   Also, demand proved stronger than expected while output from countries outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries was disappointing.

2.   Actual demand, particularly in the later part of the quarter, proved stronger than they had expected, they said.

3.   But many observers are convinced that the lure of future political victories will prove stronger than any tugs to the past.

4.   But in the Goreme area, the volcanic ash that formed the tufa has proven stronger, and as a result cave life here never died out.

5.   But this hunk of hardware is proving stronger than it was a year ago when he first challenged it.

6.   Demand around the world has proven stronger than expected this year.

7.   Fragile periwinkles proved stronger than gunpowder and iron.

8.   Global demand for crude has proven stronger than analysts expected this year.

9.   Global demand has proven stronger than expected this year.

10.   In this particular case, on this particular morning, for this particular man, blood proved stronger than religion.