By Victorian times the Grimm version had gained ascendency.

During his time at school he developed a fascination for the industrial processes gaining ascendency in Europe at the time; he structured his education accordingly.

Fighting continued throughout Khurasan with the Abbasids gaining increasing ascendency.

But for the first, time my soul and mind gained ascendency for an instant, an instant just long enough to hold me to my purpose.

This was a critique both of the neoconservative Bush doctrine, which gained ascendency following the 9/11 attacks, and of the Democrats for their failure to articulate an alternative.

Yet ever anew it gained ascendency over her, it laid new hold on her.

At this time a new power was gaining ascendency in the Deccan, viz., that of the Marathas under the leadership of Shivaji.

Kumbela was exiled, but Lungshar failed to gain ascendency.

Karikala Chola was the famous king during the early centuries of the common era and managed to gain ascendency over the Pandyas and Cheras.

I pointed out the danger of such a woman gaining ascendency over the old man's mind.