Sentence examples for case is lost from inspiring English sources
October 2008: Purdy's case is lost but the high court gives permission to take it to the court of appeal.
Of course the case is lost, and the disaster exposes a fault line between the pair that's only further strained when Hadley discovers she's pregnant.
But if the case is lost, the pension fund would be alone liable for the corporate defendant's expenses, which in a securities class action could easily exceed $10 million (and other defendants will also have claims).
If the case is lost because the evidence was weak, it will be yet another black eye for the SEC, which is still being criticized for missing Bernard Madoff's huge fraud.
In another section, 11 negotiating nations propose language to ensure judicial authorities have the power to force a company that "abuses enforcement procedures" to compensate a party "wrongfully enjoined or restrained" if a case is lost.
Some of the major labels, he said, favor a court battle, no matter how long or costly it might be, while others worry that taking an unyielding position could backfire if the case is lost, since musicians and songwriters would be so deeply alienated that they would refuse to negotiate new deals and insist on total control of all their recordings.
But if the case were lost, his paintings - held, surreally, in a cell - would be burnt.
Although the case was lost, it generated much publicity for the cause of woman suffrage.
Another case was lost in spite of the commentator's build-up and the idea had to be abandoned.
After several years, the case was lost, but it persuaded Mr. Highet to devote his professional life to international law.
