Sentence examples for could be defeated from inspiring English sources

He did not believe Russia could be defeated militarily.

Grossman warned against the illusion that Hezbollah could be defeated by further Israeli incursions into Lebanon.

With such an army, other nomads could be defeated, but cities could not be taken.

"I could be defeated," Kouchner said grandly, "but not the spirit of France".

Note that six hearts by North could be defeated by an immediate club ruff.

In an election held under international supervision, Mr. Milosevic could be defeated.

Blair said Islamism could be defeated by marshalling an alliance within Islam.

There is a good chance the government could be defeated in either or both votes.

This is the best evidence yet that the AIDS epidemic could be defeated by comprehensive use of antiretroviral drugs.

Indeed, during the four centuries that the theme system remained intact, the empire could be defeated but not conquered.

In the nineteen-eighties, the neoconservatives believed that the Soviet Union could be defeated, not merely contained.