She succeeds in finally Overruling Major Roper's scheme of coming out into the fog, which has contrived to get blacker still during this conversation; but has more trouble with the other old soldier.
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
He overruled him on every point, and was prepared to back his Overruling with physical force.
"The Son of his Father"
Ridgwell Cullum
Such a one would understand the natural heroism of a strong will, but not the new force and elevation imparted to the will by reliance on the hidden powers and laws Overruling human affairs.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar