Sentence examples for defeats meaning from inspiring English sources

Pellegrini is promising a more ambitious approach in the rematch and also feels his side are better prepared and fresher - with domestic cup defeats meaning that they played five games fewer in December and January than they did last season.

Since then, two of Finland's last three competitive games have ended in defeat, meaning Paatelainen is under pressure and another defeat could see him being removed from his position.

It's a polite version of a defeat, meaning that the issue has been sent back to the federal policy committee for a rethink.At the Lib Dem rally last night Nick Clegg joked that, after the Syria defeat in the House of Commons, he leant over to David Cameron and told him: "Dont' worry, it's only a reference back".

Dion announced his resignation after his party's October defeat, meaning that if the coalition forms a government – a government that would be necessarily precarious, given the nature of its birth – it would also be faced with finding a new leader in its first months.

It's worsened by the fact that you hardly lose any trophies at all on defeat, meaning that you can't expect to fall down toward better-matched opponents very quickly.

Incumbent senators only very rarely get defeated, meaning it is almost a guaranteed lifetime position.

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Add in reports of disharmony between McClaren and the players and it is the perfect recipe for relegation, with this defeat meaning they drop into the relegation zone.

United arrived at St Jakob Park knowing a point would be enough to send them through but - with defeat meaning certain elimination - Ferguson cautioned against the complacency that saw Basel almost snatch victory at Old Trafford  in September.

United arrived at St Jakob Park knowing a point would be enough to send them through but - with defeat meaning certain elimination - Ferguson cautioned against the complacency that saw Basel in September.

The Environment Protection Agency claims VW installed defeat devices, meaning the cars only cut their nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution during certification tests.