Sentence examples for facing imminent defeat from inspiring English sources

Iran’s current regime would not hesitate to threaten to use it, or even to use it, if it felt itself to be facing imminent defeat.

While humanitarian support will continue, the ending of this governance programme is highly symbolic, suggesting Britain has accepted that the Syrian opposition, which it has backed since the early days of the civil war in 2012 to 2013, is facing imminent defeat from a combination of Syrian regime forces and Russian airstrikes.

Facing imminent defeat, nation-states intensify efforts to eliminate hated groups, even if it means diverting resources from the war against the armed opponent.

Andronikos II, facing imminent defeat at the hands of his grandson and co-emperor Andronikos III in a protracted civil war, was distrustful of his own guard, and had requested the assistance of Michael Shishman.

With Nazi Germany not only having conquered most of continental Europe including France, but also maintaining the impression of a Britain facing imminent defeat, Tokyo interpreted the situation in Europe as proof of a fundamental and fatal weakness in western democracies.

Thatcher lied about it and planned to send thousands of troops into the coalfields, as her government faced imminent defeat.

With the government's higher education changes facing imminent Senate defeat, and other central elements of last year's budget – including the GP copayment and welfare changes – also stalled due to Senate opposition, the prime minister insisted the government must nevertheless present a "glass half full" message by pointing to the smaller things it had been able to get done.

A former South African finance minister who was fired by President Zuma in a cabinet reshuffle has warned that the African National Congress faces imminent electoral defeat without "responsible leadership".

But then it wasn't facing imminent local government elections.

When facing imminent death, eating light is to be advised".

I thought Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown was facing imminent death.