Sentence examples for could not concede from inspiring English sources

And she could not concede a heart or a diamond to East, because she would lose that trick and four spades.

The Yankees were swinging and missing a whole lot against the Twins' Eric Milton tonight, and Roger Clemens figured he could not concede anything, not a single pitch.

Each time, I felt betrayed and discouraged, but I did not express these feelings because I could not concede anything to his enemies, who were determined to destroy both the person and the values that he articulated.

The United States, however, persisted in making demands that Japan could not concede: renunciation of the Tripartite Pact (which would have left Japan diplomatically isolated); the withdrawal of Japanese troops from China and from Southeast Asia (a humiliating retreat from an overt commitment of four years' standing); and an open-door regime for trade in China.

Did he really believe the last part of that sentence, or was it that he could not concede that the money raised by these events will do a lot of good, in our case buying school kits and school tents, repairing fishing boats and providing new nets and engines (22,000 fishing boats were lost in Sri Lanka), building houses and in one instance repairing a harbour wall?

Back in September and October they couldn't concede a goal to save their lives but they are now without a clean sheet in five home league matches.

Brighton dominated the second half but were unable to find a breakthrough, as Rams keeper Lee Grant denied Leonardo Ulloa, Lingard and Stephen Ward. "The second half was a bit complicated as we knew we couldn't concede another goal as it would be game over," Calderon said.

After 54 home runs and 156 runs batted in from the most recent tenant, how could anyone not concede that?

There was a lack of the flow seen in the first half, and both teams looked content to sit tight and go forth with caution, as McInnes's charges did all they could not to concede an away goal that could prove crucial.

So why couldn't he concede that point, and give me my amendment?

Chelsea meanwhile couldn't stop conceding; two against West Brom, three against both Sunderland and Stoke and then two more against Sunderland again as they crashed out of the League Cup.