That would have been a stunning reversal of what is fast becoming conventional wisdom: The war in Afghanistan cannot be won as winning is now defined -- defeat of the Taliban, eradication of al-Qaeda and the preservation of a functioning central government run by someone like our close friend and cherished ally, Hamid Karzai.
The error came almost two months after a slip against Chelsea that led to a defining defeat as Liverpool came up just short in their quest for a first title in 24 years.
After his slip against Chelsea that led to a defining defeat as Liverpool came up just short in their quest for a first title in 24 years, Sao Paulo was another harrowing moment in his career.
He said that Obama had "too narrowly defined" efforts to defeat the enemy.
He told The New Yorker in February that Obama had "too narrowly defined" efforts to defeat the group and called for "fighting these guys on the battlefield".
MORE RESOLVE NEEDED: The Ducks' ability to bounce back after defeat defined their regular season, in which they earned the top seed in the Western Conference and gained the home-ice advantage they'll lean on in what's now a best-of-three series.
This is relevant to the hypothesis that social defeat, defined as a chronic experience of social exclusion or an inferior or subordinate position in society, may lead to dopaminergic hyperactivity in the mesocorticolimbic system, the same system found to be sensitised in schizophrenia [ 13].
It is a tragedy of the talented to be defined by their defeats.
The early years were defined by agonising defeats in big matches, usually at the hands of Djokovic, Federer or Nadal.
RK Bath v Leicester – as it happened Two defeats defined Northampton's season: at Clermont Auvergne in the Champions Cup quarter-final when they were washed away in a deluge and on Saturday against the side that narrowly lost to Clermont in the European semi-final, Saracens.
A big defeat is defined, for this occasion, as Mr. McCain's 19-point victory over Mr. Bush.
