Sentence examples for hand defeat from inspiring English sources

On one hand, defeat for France seemed so unlikely, even without Zidane.

Which brings Mr. Powers back to the war at hand, defeating the man he never wanted on the ballot.

"I believe the demise of DADT will quickly become a non-event, and the services as a whole will get on with the business at hand: Defeating the enemies of our country," wrote retired Marine Col. Brendan Kearney in one of the book's essays.

It is being used as a tool for precision and trying to move it by itself rather than moving it with the upper hand defeats the whole purpose magnificently.

The "marriage" of Ted Olsen and David Boies is downright heartwarming as they work hand-in-hand to defeat those opposed to gay marriage.

On the other hand, a defeat – or even a draw – would make things rather more difficult.

Ian Holloway, on the other hand, tasted defeat for the first time since returning to QPR, his team going down 3-0 at Ipswich Town.

So, for now, it is about banishing any unwarranted pangs of panic and refocusing on the task at hand: to defeat the weakest team in the group.

On the other hand, his defeat could coincide with the success of a model that is antithetical to traditional political parties: the Five Star Movement.

Greenwald says that while Washington hates primaries, they are the best way for citizens to hand a defeat to the political caste system.

It all comes back to whether he has serious security concerns about the treaty, or whether he and his cohorts are just trying to hand a defeat to Obama, and national security be damned.