Sentence examples for gallant defeat from inspiring English sources

As it stands, it is one of gallant defeat for Roy Hodgson's fine team.

Reign: 28 January 1994 – 26 June 1996 It is hard to look beyond St-Etienne, the gallant defeat to Argentina, the sense of injustice at Sol Campbell's disallowed goal and ultimately the feeling of pride in an England side that has so rarely been felt since, as Hoddle's defining match as England manager.

Doubtless there will be plenty out there who prefer the hand-wringing, when-are-we-ever-going-to-catch-the-Aussies style adopted in Sky's post-match analysis following the Gillette Four Nations final, and others will talk of a willingness to celebrate gallant defeat epitomising the problems of British rugby league, and sport in general.

The American World Cup party is over, after a dramatic and gallant defeat to Belgium.

They Were Expendable, based on the book of the same name by William L. White, is a true story of gallant defeat setting the stage for ultimate victory.

They Were Expendable is the largely true story of a gallant defeat that set the stage for the victory to come, the last stand of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet in attempting to defend the Philippines in the wake of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor.

Having said that, if they can maintain the performance levels of gallant defeats against Australia, New Zealand and England in 2008, they should still make the last eight.

Among his many gallant defeats of that period was the campaign in which seven cabinet ministers, including Foot, were allowed to fight for a "no" vote when Wilson offered voters a referendum on Britain's still-new EU membership in 1975.

The powerful, sensitive Swiss veteran was gallant in defeat at the Australian Open, where he kept taking chances and came closer than anyone to beating Novak Djokovic.

But for the time being at least, the US media is gallant in defeat and full of praise for the Europeans.

Reading had been enduring a similar slump, apart from their FA Cup run and gallant 2-1 defeagainstnst Arsenal, after extra time, in their semi-final at Wembley.