It's as if these and other writers were seeking to make up for centuries of neglect, to retrieve the emotional legacy of unknown women lost to the official histories.
Davis's "write in" hype actually saw her enter the ceremony as the favourite, though she lost to the official nominee, Claudette Colbert, for It Happened One Night; later, voting tallies revealed Davis only placed third.
The details of that night may be lost to history — city officials could find no records to help fill them in.
But NREGA funds were getting lost to corruption; local officials often claimed reimbursement for wages that had not actually been paid.
Within the Chinese government, he added, market-oriented reformers have recently lost ground to officials who favor industrial planning and promotion of state-owned enterprises.
The tug was only three miles off Southeast Farallon Island and a day out of port when it sank and its entire crew was lost, according to officials.
Hundreds of corporations, partnerships and wealthy people involved in three shelters cited by the I.R.S. will still owe taxes, interest and possibly penalties, but they will avoid litigation, which only adds to the costs if they lose to the I.R.S., agency officials said.
When the military ruler who had called the election, Gen. Robert Guei, was found to be losing, officials close to him uncovered "massive fraud" and declared him the winner.
To better understand how much parking they have and how much they can afford to lose, transportation officials in San Francisco in 2010 released the results of what's believed to be the first citywide census of parking spaces.
Nearly all represent powerful Bronx political dynasties that have dominated Hispanic politics for years but have recently lost ground to elected officials of other Latino backgrounds, most prominently Dominican.
