Sentence examples for give losing from inspiring English sources

The nomination process is meant to vet candidates, not give losing parties a second bite at an apple they rejected the first time.

He is quick to give losing parties a reed in his opinions, even if that lessens the overall force of his orders.

But because the draft is intended to promote competitive balance and give losing teams a chance to improve, the lottery only slightly diminishes the draft's built-in reward for losing.

The use of new computerized vote-counting machines visibly increased turnout, but created extremely long delays and other difficulties that could give losing candidates a reason to contest results.

Give lost privileges back when children's behavior improves.

The woman has a true gift for giving losing speeches.

The bill also gives losing applicants the chance to learn why their proposal was rejected.

If they overcome the surprise team of the tournament in Salvador on Saturday, it would ensure the Netherlands' involvement continued until at least 12 July given losing semi-finalists must compete in the third-place play-off.

That meeting gave "lost in translation" a whole new meaning.

It's the upward arc of its music, which finds a plaintive hunger to loom large, if only for a moment, that gives lost souls something like nobility.

Given lost his first-team place at Aston Villa in the early part of last season but went on to impress during a loan spell at Middlesbrough.