Sentence examples for members defeated from inspiring English sources

During the first summer of the civil war, its members defeated the Nationalist insurgency, took over the city's factories and turned the Ritz hotel into a workers' canteen.

In 1982, union members defeated a contract that would have given them profit-sharing payments instead of immediate wage increases, but voted to stay on the job until the differences could be ironed out.

The proposed $2.6 million sale had been unanimously approved by the Hartford Club's board, but on March 22, two-thirds of the club's eligible members defeated the proposed sale by a vote of 209 to 192.

Although thought to be a stronghold of Fatah, Hamas members defeated Fatah's candidates in the 2005 Palestinian municipal elections by a large margin, taking 13 seats.

They also wrestled in the tag team division, and on April 3, on Raw, won the World Tag Team Championship when Kenny and Mikey, with outside help from the other three Squad members, defeated Big Show and Kane.

They also wrestled in the tag team division and on Raw on April 3, The Spirit Squad won the World Tag Team Championship when Kenny and Mikey, with outside help from the other three members, defeated Kane and The Big Show.

Mr. Jarba, 44, who holds a law degree from the Arab University of Beirut and was once a political prisoner, was elected to his office by a narrow margin in a vote among the coalition members, defeating a Brotherhood-backed candidate, Mustafa Sabbagh, a businessman.

In Brooklyn, Simcha Felder, a former council member, defeated Senator David Storobin, a Republican who had won a special election earlier this year to fill a seat previously held by Carl Kruger, who is now in prison after pleading guilty to taking bribes.

But the sweetest victory for the Republicans was in southern Brooklyn, where Martin J. Golden, a former Republican City Council member, defeated Senator Vincent J. Gentile, a Democrat who held onto the seat for six years, even though it has historically been Republican.

In 1998, Marc D. Galindo, a Georgia Tech student and ANAK member, defeated competitor Vikas Chinnan in Student Government Association runoff elections after Chinnan was disqualified for repeated campaign violations.

Registration is roughly split among Democrats, Republicans and independents., Peters, 56, an environmental lawyer and former San Diego City Council member, defeated Republican incumbent Brian Bilbray in 2012.