Sentence examples for before being defeated in from inspiring English sources

Mr. Shays was in the House for 21 years before being defeated in 2008.

In 1949 Dulles was appointed U.S. senator from New York to fill a vacancy, but he served for only four months before being defeated in the 1950 election.

The prime minister laid the blame for the situation squarely on what he called "reckless" spending by the Labour government, which was in power for 13 years before being defeated in last month's election.

"They probably didn't like the Silver Lining Ranch use either, but they had to put up with it," said Jack Johnson, who served on the Council for four years before being defeated in an election in May.

He has endorsed a fellow Republican, William K. Schmidt, a claims director with the state insurance department who served two terms on the Common Council before being defeated in 2005.

Florida political leaders said potential Republican successors could include former Senator Connie Mack and former Representative E. Clay Shaw, who served eight terms in the House, representing Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, before being defeated in 2006 by Ron Klein, a Democrat.

After judges decide that the state flouted its own rules by forcing Cait Reilly to work for Poundland, the Department for Work and Pensions spends vast sums of energy and money to fight the decision on appeal, before finally being defeated in the supreme court.

She ought at least to know her way around the presidential palace, having partly grown up there while her father, Diosdado Macapagal, held the job of president, bravely tackling corruption and land-reform before being defeated by Ferdinand Marcos in 1965.As for the father, so for the daughter: the war on corruption should be among Mrs Arroyo's top concerns.

Jeopardy!s record for the longest winning streak is held by Ken Jennings, who competed on the show from June 2 through November 30, 2004, winning 74 matches before being defeated by Nancy Zerg in his 75th appearance.

In the Fourth District, Representative Jason Altmire, a Democrat, defeated Melissa Hart, the Republican challenger, who held the Pittsburgh area seat for six years before being defeated by Mr. Altmire in 2006.

Phil Wood, a Democrat, held the position for 21 years before being defeated by Republican Preston Doerflinger in the 2009 election.