Sentence examples for defection of two from inspiring English sources

Normally, the defection of two top players would be an open invitation to lesser horses to enter a major race.

Only the defection of two liberal-minded colleagues, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, allowed the measure to move forward.

It won passage in the upper house on March 10 after two days of furious debate and the defection of two parties from the governing coalition.

But six months ago, after the defection of two Tory MPs, David Cameron decided to confront the issue from a tactical point of view.

The coup is a major boost for the Prime Minister, who has suffered the defection of two MPs to Ukip and has seen the Eurosceptic party eat into Tory support.

The panic over Ukip has intensified since the defection of two Conservative MPs – Douglas Carswell, who defeated his old party in a byelection in Clacton, and Mark Reckless, who is contesting Rochester and Strood on 20 November.

It has already dealt with the departure of its original star, William Petersen (replaced by Mr. Fishburne) and the temporary defection of one of its primary supporting actors, Jorja Fox.

Following the defection of one senator, Mr Prodi's government has a majority in the upper house of just one seat.

Following the defection of one of Ptolemy's best commanders, Egypt's Syro-Palestinian territory, Coele Syria, was seriously threatened by Antiochus III, the Syrian Seleucid ruler.

Mr Rukimbira strongly denies the allegation and insists that he fled the country a year later after refusing money to investigate the defection of eight colleagues.

The Big East is renegotiating its television contract with ESPN and ABC to reflect the defection of three colleges to the A.C.C.