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For all that it has recently been overtaken by China in global rankings, Japan remains an economic powerhouse.

Overtaken by a huge iceberg, the luxurious ship, Titanic, sank to the bottom of the sea once and for all on its maiden voyage.

Last week one of the headline news was that China has officially overtaken Japan as the world's second largest economy.

A few years later, however, he admitted that some of his basic assumptions had been overtaken by developments.

I began to unpack but was overtaken by my habitual urge to have a shower at the end of a day's cycling. Was there anywhere to stay?

It seemed as though some one had overtaken him in his flight and was leading him back.

Mr Epstein's conviction that films are a terrible business for all but Hollywood's sharks also seems to have been overtaken by events.

It was only a few weeks earlier that the news came out that China had overtaken Japan as the second largest economy in the world.

India will also have overtaken the US, and the UK will be lucky to be hanging on to its place in the economic top 10.

But by the eve of the first world war Britain's income per head had been overtaken by that of America, the 20th century's great power.

Liang is just so popular over there now and I think he might have even overtaken Ding Junhui in the popularity stakes.

When being overtaken, do not increase your speed, but be prepared to slow down if necessary.

He was suddenly overtaken by a fear that he would be laid off by the company , because of the depression .

With a force like a locomotive, the wave sweeps dozens away instantly. Others try to outrun it, only to be overtaken .

Over the last two decades China has overtaken the U. S. , and then Germany, to be the world's largest exporter.

Q-Cells said earlier this month that it had overtaken Sharp as the world's No. 1 maker of solar cells in terms of volume in 2007.

It has overtaken Sony as the top TV brand and emerged as the only credible challenger to Nokia in mobile phones.

On his way home he was overtaken by a storm.

Toyota has overtaken Chrysler in US light vehicle sales and is expected to dislodge Ford from second place within the next year.

So it will not come as a surprise to hear that India has overtaken China as the world's largest importer of arms.

He had not yet overtaken his brothers, but he paused to get breath, and looked back.

He added: "Chinese investment has been growing rapidly for some time, but it is still a surprise that it has overtaken Japan so quickly. "

But as tends to happen in the Middle East, events had already been overtaken by other events.

Within a decade, such tie-ups were a thing of the past, and Japan had overtaken Britain in terms of vehicle production.

We were overtaken by the way, and what was worse, it began to rain.

It has now overtaken the U. S. for the dubious honor of the most total energy use and highest greenhouse gas emissions .

The dollar did not replace sterling until half a century after America's economy had overtaken Britain's.

One small consolation for New Delhi's seemingly complacent policymakers: India will at least by then have overtaken the UK.

Some information seems instantly ancient as technology that appeared futuristic was quickly overtaken by the next evolution.

Israeli Embassy spokesman Jonathan Peled said the opinion has been overtaken by events.

China has overtaken the United States as the world's biggest consumer of energy, the International Energy Agency reported last month.

The wing-back has seen his place in coach Pep Guardiola's plans overtaken by Adrian in recent weeks.

The French love of fine art appears to be in question after a new survey showed that China has overtaken France as a market for art sales.

However, the time of the warriors of war has now been overtaken by the warriors of Light.

The Apple iPhone, which has been setting the bar in touch-screen smartphones, could soon be overtaken by an army of Google-powered handsets.

But China too could find itself being overtaken by India in economic growth, in what would be a sign of things to come.

Having overtaken Germany as the world's third- largest advertising market in 2007, China is due to pass Japan in two years.

Union leaders claimed the plans for "ferocious cuts" would mean it would be overtaken by the Voice of America.

But that argument is weaker now that China has overtaken America as the main market for the goods of the smaller Asian exporters.

The view that they are inefficient lenders with poor ability to evaluate risk has been overtaken by a sense of their potential.

China has also just overtaken Germany in terms of patent filings to stand fifth in international rankings.

If nothing else, the extroverted Lang Lang seems not to have been overtaken by glamour.

Have pain, a overtaken by the wind, flapping in the wind.

Canada has overtaken Saudi Arabia as the top supplier amid aggressive investment in its tar sands region.

The enemy has overtaken him, has struck him, has knocked him down.

Even though (Japan) is No. 3 and was overtaken by China, I still think GDP is not a goal.

Endless ruin has overtaken the enemy, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished .

But this year Japan was overtaken by one of the geese in its slipstream.

Macao has overtaken Las Vegas as the world's biggest gaming centre, while Singapore is planning to open its first casino next year.

Already, some forecasters expect newspaper advertising to be overtaken by online spending in the UK and Sweden this year.

In 1379, when a fleet of English knights under Sir John Arundel was on its way to Brittany, France, it was overtaken by a storm.

In fact the JRC analysis says it has already overtaken France, which uses nuclear reactors to generate 80% of its electricity, and Spain.

By 2050 Goldman Sachs expects it to have been overtaken by India, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey too.

London has overtaken New York to become the world's wi-fi capital, as a huge number of new businesses set up wireless networks.

In a sense, the whole country is overtaken by the power of testicle hormone at present.

We feel like lonely prospectors, who, returning to a favourite stream, find it overtaken by a gold rush.

By some estimates it has just overtaken Motorola to become the industry's number three, behind Nokia and Samsung, its local rival.

But it would not be the first time that their efforts are overtaken by events.

Now her daughter's weight has overtaken her as she enjoys cakes, chips and pizza.

London has overtaken New York City as the Top Global Fashion Capital for 2011, the Global Language Monitor, announced today.

The report said sexual transmission has overtaken intravenous injection as the main channel of contracting the virus for the first time.

According to a different measure, using purchasing power instead of current exchange rates, China had already overtaken Japan.

But the real worry is that the time the plan should buy may be wasted as a result of three delusions which have overtaken European leaders.

The firm's marine division has grown so fast that it has now overtaken the defence business.

However he cautioned that the tests, which gave an accurate picture of banks at present, could be overtaken by events.

The U. S. was leading on clean energy spending, but now the east Asian country has overtaken.

If you are overtaken by defeat, study your plan carefully, and change in if necessary. Do not change it simply because you have met defeat.

On the other side he could easily have overtaken her, but he found himself lagging unaccountably.

A similar transformation has overtaken plastics. High-strength polymers now form bridges, ice-skating rinks and helicopter rotors.

They have joined seven traditional Asian brands, including Standard Chartered Bank and Toyota, but have already overtaken them in value.

By then South Korea and India are expected to have overtaken Britain, to lie fifth and seventh.

but my accusers, being strong and active, have been overtaken by the swifter, wickedness.

India has in recent months overtaken China as the largest recipient of Japanese foreign direct investment.

For example the famous incident of a man getting out of his car in a car park and hitting the driver of a van who had overtaken him earlier.

Although still one of the world's richest countries, Japan was overtaken as the second-largest economy by China in 2010.

Spain has just overtaken Italy by the measure of GDP per head, say the statisticians. Italy's competitive sparkle has dimmed.

Chinese companies have long ago overtaken Germany as the global market leaders in the machinery industry.

The reason for the concerted charm offensive is clear: China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.

By 2050, China is predicted to have overtaken the U. S. to become the world's largest economy.

Policymakers' aim to be prudent could yet be overtaken by events, of course.

Many expect silicon-based cells to be overtaken by new "thin film" technology.

Q. Felipe, you were obviously overtaken by Jenson early on.

recent announcement that sales of e-books at the online megastore had overtaken sales of hardcover books came as no surprise .

"In India, cereals are being increasingly overtaken by fruits, vegetables, milk, eggs and poultry, " Mr Gulati argues.

Beijing appears to take it for granted that it already has overtaken Japan.

Mexico, which has been overtaken by China as the second largest exporter to the US after Canada, joined the complaint shortly afterwards.

Sugar and fat had overtaken salt as the major concern in processed foods by the 1990s, fueling the "healthy" foods market.

Islam has overtaken Roman Catholicism as the biggest single religious denomination in the world, the Vatican said.

Without this decisive commitment, they will be caught up and overtaken by competitors which follow in their slipstream .

For instance, civil marriages, once considered unconventional, have overtaken religious ceremonies since 1999.

'China has overtaken Japan as the world's largest consumer market for illegal ivory products, ' the Cites report said.

China has finally overtaken Japan as the largest foreign holder of US government debt.

Recent world headlines announced that China has officially overtaken Japan as the world's second largest economy after the US.

By 2025, China will no longer be the world's most populous nation, set to be overtaken by India.

Indeed, Japan has overtaken China as the largest buyer of US Treasuries in recent months.

His company has been overtaken by his rivals.

By some measures, easterners' lifestyles have even overtaken their western neighbors.

It's the first time social networking has overtaken entertainment in terms of popularity.

Techno nationalism is as common in Europe, which believes it is falling behind, as in America, which fears it may be overtaken.

That stress has overtaken the common cold as the main reason for taking time off work?

Chinese banks, once Asia's most expensive, have since been overtaken by racier private-sector Indian lenders.

By the time he had made a decision, a gnawing hunger had overtaken him.

All her pursuers have overtaken her In the midst of distress.

While they remain highly uncompetitive to fossil fuels, they have overtaken nuclear on a cost per kilowatt basis.

But this time third parties have overtaken the secret-spilling site, and the file is already easily found elsewhere.

She believes that by the end of 2011 China will have overtaken Japan, once the powerhouse of luxury sales.

Shortly after, hysteria's explanatory powers would wane, overtaken by Sigmund Freud's notion of penis envy.

With almost 128, 000 students in the U. S. , China has now overtaken India as the biggest source of foreign students.

As for the standard of living, the republic has overtaken other developed countries.

As we travel around, it is easy to be overtaken by the richness and beauty of the landscape and culture.

As for China, it drops down the list and will be overtaken by Brazil, but remains way ahead of India.

China has now overtaken America as the world's largest single polluter, producing 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

The ship was overtaken by a storm.

Amid indecision, the EU's attempts to support its lenders may be overtaken by events.

From the consumption of cement to eggs, China leads the world; it has also just overtaken US to become the world's largest market for cars.

The aim of the escort cars is to prevent the lowboys from being overtaken and cut up by some crazy drivers.

Japan has slipped in an annual table of world university rankings and has been overtaken by China for the first time.

If the African Union High-Level Panel does not move decisively to find a solution, all of their work could be overtaken by events.

Quarterly figures announced this week showed that China had overtaken its ancient rival.

Australia has overtaken the US to boast the world's largest homes, according to a report by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

China has overtaken the UK as a global art market for the first time, a report suggests.

The website has now overtaken Google as the most-visited page among US internet users.

She was overtaken by the speed of events.

"From a standing start in 1914, " Eichengreen writes, "the dollar had already overtaken sterling by 1925" .

In an instant this crowd had overtaken and surrounded me.

Also, China has overtaken the US to become India's largest trade partner, and bilateral trade is expected to be around $60 billion in 2010.

APPLE has overtaken Microsoft to become the world's largest technology company by market capitalisation.

Nevertheless, London has slipped into second position on the Knight Frank index having been overtaken by Monaco for the first time.

And if thou art overtaken by affliction in My path, or degradation for My sake, be not thou troubled thereby.

Housing safety has overtaken price as investors' greatest concern.

Since becoming a net oil importer in 1993, China has rapidly overtaken everyone but the US in its thirst for the world's crude.

The energy watchdog disclosed on Monday that China had overtaken the US in energy consumption, according to preliminary estimates.

In 1993 extinction came close for IBM, then the world's largest computer-maker (it has since been overtaken by HP).

It found that Peru may have overtaken Colombia as the world's biggest grower of coca leaf.

Apple has overtaken it this year as the biggest handset maker by revenue.

Indonesia is now the world's largest producer of palm oil, having overtaken Malaysia in 2006.

It's official: Macao, the tiny Chinese enclave, has overtaken the Las Vegas Strip to become the world's biggest gambling den.

Once the top dog in social media, MySpace's popularity has been overtaken by Facebook.

Measured by purchasing-power, Chile has overtaken Argentina in income per head.

She was overtaken by sorrow when her husband died.

In the past year, China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest consumer of energy, according to the International Energy Agency.

Inside, as in the films, your attention is constantly being overtaken by details, each more remarkable than the one before.

And it says that in Indonesia, crystal methamphetamine has overtaken cannabis to become the primary illegal drug of use.

Japan has overtaken Germany in industrial production.

Beginning 25, 000 years ago, the Bow Valley glacier ground through the region before being overtaken by a continental glacier.

It is a simplistic analysis, but the conclusion is inevitable: HSBC has overtaken Citigroup.

The data consolidate news last month that the value of euro notes in circulation had overtaken the dollar for the first time.

We have overtaken and surpassed them in production.

China has now overtaken France as sub-Saharan Africa's leading trading partner.

Temporary periods of excess housing supply, as we see now, thus will soon be overtaken by rising demand.

The surge of overwhelming bliss that has overtaken Egyptians is the rare beautitude of democratic will.

A senior Chinese official says China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second largest economy.

They have massively increased spending on domestic security, which in this year's budget has overtaken that on defence for the first time.

Samsung Electronics has overtaken Nokia to become the world's largest maker of mobile phones, according to research firm Strategy Analytics.

A similar transformation had overtaken the motorcycles and the cars in the parade.

GM is now the top-selling foreign brand in China, having overtaken Volkswagen AG.

Fear was also a part of the strategy, but the campaigns explained how to avoid or reduce risk and so not be overtaken by fear.

Japan has just been overtaken by China as the world's second-largest economy.

Dooku gripped the edge of the table. It was clear that a great surge of rage had overtaken him.

But on the next page was a letter from Washington, already overtaken by events, speculating about what the president might do.

I started because I saw that in my country modern textiles had overtaken traditional fabrics which were disappearing.

Over the past decade, algorithmic trading has overtaken theindustry.

They were overtaken by a typhoon.

Holland, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Mexico, who have leaped 16 places, have all overtaken McClaren's team.

Today the pickpockets have overtaken their forefathers of Dickens' time in both number and skill.

But its policy of gradualism risks being overtaken by events.

I'm skeptical about whether China has really overtaken Japan.

our US sales have now overtaken our sales in Europe.

Since then, the UK has caught up with and even overtaken its principal trading partners.

The murderer was overtaken in his crime.

In the latest rankings for 2012, Melbourne came top having overtaken Vancouver in Canada.

BERLIN has been overtaken by a strange wave of car-burning.

Will China have overtaken America in economic size?

A MAN Running for Office was overtaken by Lightning.

China is on the brink of surpassing the American share of global manufacturing, having overtaken Germany and Japan in the past 10 years.

The personal computer has overtaken the family dog as man's best friend, according to a study.

Overtaken by this "ecstasy of mischief, " Cusins cheers Undershaft.

We were overtaken by several cars.

In China, GM's joint ventures are booming and it is now the top-selling foreign brand, having overtaken Volkswagen AG.

In China, where Peugeot makes cars in a joint venture with Dongfeng Motors, competitors have overtaken it.

The power-sharing deal is being overtaken by events.

China has overtaken the US to become the biggest car market in the world as government policy initiatives spur demand.

He was never overtaken in his study.

This year it was overtaken by China in size.

Your ticket is overtaken. Please pay the exact fare.

The couple was overtaken by misfortune.

There are a lot of geopolitical strategists who were overtaken by events in the Middle East.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Iceland has overtaken Norway as the world's most desirable country to live in, according to an annual U.

eg. Our original plan was overtaken by events and we had to make a new one.

The danger is that we wake up in 10 years' time and find they've overtaken us.

Insects had overtaken the facade.

China has already overtaken Japan to become the world's second largest oil consumer, using 6. 7 million barrels a day.

Our original plan was overtaken by events and we had to make a new one.

In Asia, China's economy has overtaken Japan's.

The US was the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases until last year, when it was overtaken by China.

It was growing rapidly but its growth has peaked, and it has been overtaken by Facebook in the US (according to some data).

Our bus was overtaken by other cars.

It appears that a short-covering rally may now be overtaken by real investor buying.

Brantain sat in one of these shadows; it had overtaken him and he did not mind. Brantain

But normal anxiety reaction often causes the real (real anxiety), such as facing entrance, and soon overtaken by events with ease.

Pioneers of other technologies, such as MySpace and Psion, were overtaken.

The country was overtaken by China as the world's No. 2 economy in the second quarter.

Of the civilians who had fled Nanking, over 57, 000 were overtaken and interned.

the car that has overtaken us?

In some measures, women have overtaken men for the first time.

It's barely growing and it's in the process of being overtaken by China.

The family was overtaken by tragedy several years ago, and they still haven't recovered.

By 2025, however, it will have been overtaken by both Lagos (15. 8m) and Kinshasa (15m).

The data came a day after figures from Germany confirmed that China had overtaken it to become the world's largest exporter last year.

Despite his ten years heading the TUC, he had no idea how fundamentally that model of sober capitalism was being overtaken.

It is an important question. New figures suggest China could have just overtaken Japan as the world's second-largest economy.

For the eurozone, Chinese imports had overtaken imports from the US by the middle of last year.

Bosch is the world's largest car-parts supplier, having overtaken the struggling Delphi of the US last year.

I didn't even know that Lewis had overtaken me until after the race.

By last year, China had overtaken Germany as the world's largest exporter.

Exports have already overtaken last year's figure.

There is evidence that, by the time they get to school, many dim two-year-olds from good homes have overtaken bright children from bad ones.

"Hong Kong has now overtaken New York as the world's largest wine auction center, " Kapon said.

Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong to become the frothiest housing market among those we monitor.

Paris, which was second last year and first the year before, has now been overtaken by Munich.

A shiny, beautiful car isn't impressive when it gets overtaken by an old jalopy ;

Hong Kong was overtaken by Singapore in 2005 as the busiest container port and held the title until Shanghai grabbed the lead in 2010.

Then I think this is a job which also requires one to have a healthy ego in order to not get overtaken by such depression.

They have overtaken traditional source countries such as China, Vietnam, Philippines and Hong Kong.

Influence of velocity on transient aerodynamic characteristics of overtaking and overtaken vehicles

Figures released this week show that General Motors has been overtaken by its Japanese rival,

although it has now overtaken Italy's again

Chile, once Latin America's economic model, now overtaken by Brazil

and the troops were overtaken by causeless panic and haste

The personal computer has overtaken the family dog as man's best friend, according to scientists

I am feeling overtaken with your love

Be overtaken by a shower

be overtaken by a storm