Outwait

He says the Taliban, who are indigenous to Afghanistan, are in a good position to come out on top because it can outwait “the enemy.” ❋ Unknown (2011)

"He has billions of dollars that he can use for a while; he can outwait the rebels," said Lisa Anderson, a Cairo-based Libya expert. ❋ Sam Dagher (2011)

In other words, either trying to outwait the revolutionaries or imposing the Tiananmen solution risked the downfall of the economic empires of Egypt’s ruling groups. ❋ Michael Schwartz (2011)

Abe, I always thought a government staffer could outwait an author who panics at the first flicker of a surge on his bunny monitor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She loved the throbbing, breathless anticipation of leisurely lovemaking, too—if she could manage to outwait him. ❋ Cherry Adair (2010)

They believe they can outwork you, outwait you, and yes, out-organize you. ❋ Laura Ingraham (2010)

Ruhlmann had perhaps hoped to outwait Sparky or give her the silent treatment, but finally, he said, “I have a meeting outside the office at eleven-thirty.” ❋ Susan Isaacs (2010)

Whatever I had seemed like a bad spell that I had to outwait or at least get used to while I did my best to overcome it. ❋ Gary Greenberg (2010)

The Taliban can outwait the tenure of aid workers, diplomats and foreign troops and US and Afghan electoral cycles. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In some ways, they are the canaries in the coalmine of the current economic crisis: women who did everything right, but who lacked the resources to outwait the bureaucratic process. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He can outsmell you, outhear you, outwait you, outsee you, and God knows he can outthink you. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Russia will outwait them though, placing them in a no-win position eventually. ❋ Unknown (2009)