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LOS ANGELES — It is not uncommon for mayors of cities represented in major sporting events to make friendly wagers that might cost the loser some pride.
Politically, affirmative action is a loser — some polls show that Americans oppose it by a majority of more than two to one — and it's hard to see future Democratic Presidential candidates promising to restore its former lustre.
At the same time, understand that second place just means you're the first loser". Some Celtics fans threw objects at the Lakers team bus as it tried to leave the Garden.
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But officials have conceded that there will be some winners, some losers and some who will not receive the benefit in the future at all.
The real long-term losers, some say, are the fans.
The lone losers, some fear, could be professors.
As winners looted losers, some of the major national showcases of our day got their start.
The conversion of land from agriculture to suburbia results in species which are winners and losers, some of which (e.g., for species such as the ground-nesting lapwing) are difficult to predict a priori.
They also had consistent losers; some of whom gave speeches about "democracy" and "justice" during the declaration of the coup – from behind General al-Seesi.
But both would create big winners and losers: some energy-intensive companies would pay far more in tax, or for permits, than they received in rebates.There are important differences, too.
As for the losers, some privately groused that Bechtel used its Washington muscle to win contracts.
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