succeeds

"The termination of the school year meant the end of summer vacation. "

"Regular maintenance of the school's computers ensures they are always working properly. "

"The new generation of computers has dramatically improved the speed of our work. "

"Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China."

"The student attempted to answer the question, but he didn't know the correct answer. "

"The student accomplished the difficult math problem. "

"Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox."

"The persecution of students for wearing certain clothing styles was unfair. "

"The doctor prescribed aspirin."

"If the weather is good (P), then the picnic will be outdoors (Q). The consequent is "the picnic will be outdoors." "

"a successful use of medicine;  a successful experiment;  a successful enterprise"

"The library has possession of the rare book, even though it doesn't own it. "