Sentence examples for case of defeat from inspiring English sources

Lille's players rushed to celebrate with the away fans at the final whistle, although second-placed Marseille's 2-2 drat at home to Valenciennes meant they would have been assured of the title even in case of defeat.

Thence, his men could find refuge in case of defeat.

It further teaches them humility and even consoles them in the case of defeat.

Her Majesty's spooks are debriefing Koussa about the loyalty of Gaddafi's military and tribal supporters, and his "Plan B" in case of defeat.

City officials are often in a no-win position with a trial -- drag police departments and the taxpayers through a long trial and risk civil unrest in case of a victory or a massive judgment against the city in case of defeat.

In any case, the Generals of the Athenians, "considering that in case of defeat the blame would attach to them and that in case of success all men would attribute it to Alcibiades", asked him to leave and not come near the camp ever again.

Alternatively, perhaps speckled hen cases are compatible with Sufficiency since they turn out to be cases of defeat.

Third, there can be cases of "defeating" evidence against group belief that the aggregative account does not accommodate.

This has led some western officials to saythe group might be preparing to use the Libyan front as a fallback base in case of a defeat in Iraq and Syria.

It did not help that he never answered the question of whether he would also be available as opposition leader in his home state or whether, in case of a defeat, he would rather keep his job in Berlin.

The irony is that what would have been true in the event of an FN victory is equally true in the actual case of its defeat, apart from the immediate effects on regional policies.