Sentence examples for capitulate on the issue from inspiring English sources

Reagan was forced to capitulate on the issue.

But a far greater failure, many freshmen lawmakers say, would be to capitulate on the only issue many of them ran on.

In the end, Chrysler capitulated on the main issue, but not before the strike had disastrous consequences for the automaker.

The UN and aid groups have struggled to access those living under siege, and last month dozens of activist groups opposed to Syria's government accused the UN of "capitulating" to Damascus on the issue of aid delivery.

They are only trying to survive another day, Republican strategists say, hoping to maintain unity as long as possible so that when the Republican position collapses, they can capitulate on two issues at once — financing the government and raising the debt ceiling — and head off any internal party backlash.

He was equally determined not to capitulate on the idea of holding a 9/11 trial.

It was abundantly clear to anyone watching that leadership in both houses intended to capitulate on the fight against amnesty.

That move made it clear that the House speaker would not risk alienating the Tea Party and that if a debt default were to be averted, the president would have to capitulate on virtually all issues or defy Congress by claiming the debt limit legislation was unconstitutional.

Don Bernier, the director of a documentary called "In a Nutshell: A Portrait of Elizabeth Tashjian," which had its New York première last week, capitulated on a similar issue: he had planned to make a film about several roadside museums, but Tashjian insisted that he narrow his focus.

Pro-life opponents quickly marshalled their usual arguments and many politicians would have capitulated on the spot.

But the liberal revolt does help demonstrate the costs the administration will pay if it capitulates on the upper-bracket Bush tax cuts in 2012.