I say in my book that a lot of the music our forebears created was written for rich, snotty, snobby people who had enough money to buy theatre tickets. There was a great deal of trivia, a shallow quality to things ... ... You know, that 'I've got rhythm, I've got ...', there's something about it that's not very serious, and at least popular music during our generation began crossing over into an area where it was saying something about the conditions that prevailed.
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The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true by the philosopher, as equally false and by the magistrate, as equally useful.
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We should develop anti-satellite weapons because we could not have prevailed without them in 'Red Storm Rising'.
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Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, and fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.
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the Berlin Wall came down, the Evil Empire collapsed, and the cause of liberty prevailed in the world.
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Acts 19:20:
In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.
(NIV)
Thus the Word of the Lord [concerning the attainment through Christ of eternal salvation in the kingdom of God] grew and spread and intensified, prevailing mightily.
(AMP)
So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
(KJV)
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Birth and wealth together have prevailed over virtue and talent in all ages
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