elude

It seems to have eluded Wolf that ancient Chinese women might have aspired to something better than life as a concubine.

Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded him as Saul drove the spear into the wall.

That said, Apple did provide a way for the music business to make a profit online, which had hitherto eluded it.

He forced Murray into errors and then went for the clean, swift kill in a manner that has sometimes eluded him in recent times.

Some recently declassified documents, however, have suggested there may have been a thirteenth member who eluded the salarian military.

One medium seems to have eluded the president, however.

In the event, Mr Wulff eventually won the absolute majority that had eluded him in the first two rounds of balloting.

Ponzi was convinced that he was a wizard who had stumbled upon a form of financial alchemy that had eluded others.

Its discovery was the subject of the most recent Nobel Prize in physics, though understanding how it works has thus far eluded scientists.

She had been doing so for so long that any chance for romance and marriage eluded her.

And he would be right. But he shouldn't count on finding one right away; magnetic monopoles have eluded our best scientists for centuries.

All his life he had longed for the calm of her movements. Feminine calm had eluded him all his life.

To overcome these big drawbacks Rio would have to exhibit a degree of dealmaking skill that has so far eluded it.

That almost certainly means at least some carp have eluded the device and reached the lake.

Exactly how that might have happened, however, eluded scholars.

he eluded them until, seeing no escape, he took poison.

The letter was written and sent away with a privacy which eluded all her watchfulness to ascertain the fact.

I kept my heart silent lest it should startle her, but she eluded me like my flowers and like my songs, and my love remains alone.

The earl was a rakish aristocrat who eluded a death sentence passed on him after joining a rebellion against Elizabeth I.

The cause of the disease has eluded researchers, and its pathophysiology is a subject of much debate.

That point seems to have eluded the exchange in the arguments it has listed for its current proposal.

There were times when, like a word on the tip of her tongue, Mariam's face eluded her.

Either these dark matter halos do not exist or they are present but have eluded detection because stars do not form within them.

Identification of a universal "transfusion trigger" has eluded surgeons for years.

He plunged his arm in up to the shoulder, but it eluded him.

But, I only achieved happiness for short periods of time. Somehow happiness still eluded me.

Kimbers wrote: "What a sad day. I hope Michael Jackson finds the peace that eluded him in life. "

But on this occasion the fortune he previously enjoyed in World Cup finals with Holland, Australia and South Korea eluded him.

not after he'd eluded me for so long. Made me look bad.

' Swift and alert, the animal eluded the [expedition's] flintlocks all across the plains.

The sly fox eluded the hunters by running back in the opposite direction.

Further success eluded Mee and critics argue he allowed that Double side to break up too quickly.

Jim had eluded pursuit and was out of danger.

Just days after the health vote, Mr. Obama completed a landmark arms control accord with Russia that had eluded negotiators for months.

Delegates reached the compromise that had eluded them in Seattle.

But by using off-the-books investment companies, cities have largely eluded Beijing's rules.

In fact, as Emerson saw, Irving and his American contemporaries were "picturesque" : a deeper power eluded them.

Though complete victory eluded us, I am glad to have aided many South Koreans in their flight from Kim Il-sung.

Narrator: emperor after listening to very angry Emperor: bearer, the avanti tied to pull out eluded! ! ! ! ! !

But, so far, in 2009, Federer has won two Grand Slam titles - including the one that had always eluded him: the French Open.

The neural basis behind this seemingly universal desire has eluded scientists for some time, but the wait is over.

The Malus has eluded you so far. Well, search thoroughly in the Barracks. . . That is where the Rogues kept their forge.

Roberta buttoned a button that HAD eluded the manipulation of the old hands.

Luckily I eluded the police and made my way to safety in Vargas' camp.

It involves a part of the human experience that has always eluded me.

He has promised comprehensive reform of healthcare, a goal that has eluded many of his predecessors.

The word always eluded him.

I simply think Nadal wants to finally win the slam that has eluded him, and I think it will happen this year.

If the benefits of peace with the Palestinians are so clear, why has peace eluded us?

The revolutionist eluded capture for weeks by hiding underground.

Joseph Kony, the LRA's psychopathic leader, has eluded capture, as have his top commanders.

Jackson's music is enjoying the commercial success that eluded the "King of Pop" in recent years.

One that has eluded him: 'Blah, blah, blog. ', a shirt employees wore to promote the iWeb website and blog-creating software in 2006.

But there is one thing that I dreamed of but still eluded me: finding someone to love and marry.

If the Mavs could knock off Miami just one more time, they'd win the title that had long eluded Nowitzki, a 13-year veteran.

Unfortunately for Sir Henry, though he dominated heavyweight boxing in Britain for more than a decade, a world title eluded him.

Africa is a challenging market, and one that has long eluded foreign retailers.

It seemed so promising, yet most of the technical terms still eluded him.

Don't feel bad if much of the material in this chapter eluded you.

However, no matter what just like Barca, the Champions League eluded them.

The parallel he sees is with 1944, when, as a 13-year-old Jewish boy in Nazi-occupied Budapest, he eluded the Holocaust.

But fall he did, even if, as I write, he has still eluded capture.

This intent has eluded many who thus choose to have a purely physical existence.

Silas now gazed at the bare floor and feared victory had eluded them.

She eluded a rescue attempt before mother and child were swept away and died.

The criminal eluded the police.

Then it may gain the trust that eluded it this time.

He eluded capture FOR weeks by hiding underground.

Good, cheap health care has long eluded America.

Despite massive cash injections by both the government and the Fed, sustainable job growth has eluded the economy.

The fox eluded the hunters by turning back quickly.

Often in earlier, simpler times, when sleep eluded her, she would go out walking.

Thus the beast not only has dodged censors' computers, but has also eluded the government's own ban on so-called offensive behavior.

For near three mortal months have you trifled with my feelings, eluded me, and snubbed me; and I won't stand it! '

Eluded his pursuers.

This meaning eluded me.

He and Tyrande arrived in time to rescue the warden, but Illidan eluded capture.

"You're saying that you have found our lost archives after seven centuries. Have you also found our treasury that eluded Philip the Fair? "

Long have you hunted me. Long hav I eluded you. No more. Behold the sword of Elendil.

This is the grand vision that has eluded Saab for decades, partly because it needs a bigger home market than Sweden.

That night sleep eluded him.

The search giant had redirected its users in China to a server in Hong Kong, which eluded official monitoring.

Not after he'd eluded me for so long

But the ultimate solution eluded him

A metaphor that eluded them

Hope has on earth eluded me,