Its walls had withstood weapons and weathers for fourteen hundred years.

"The wall withstood the attack and saved the lives of people who were in the trade center," he said.

'Who can tell me how the outer wall withstood the night's attacks?'

No wall can permanently withstand the desire for freedom.

Its walls can withstand great impact, at no less than 3m thick at any point.

These walls will never withstand that kind of pounding.

Many succeeded; however, the wall could not withstand the force of the fleeing Juventus supporters and collapsed.

"If you think the wall should have withstood that, then blame the structural engineer who built it."

The strong earthquake of 1894 ruined the building (only two walls withstood the quake), which was then abandoned.

The city's walls, some 16 km in circumference withstood the siege for three months.