Sentence examples for often defeat from inspiring English sources

Male protagonists in opera must often defeat rivals to woo a woman.

Open-air scenes often defeat directors' attempts to communicate dread; sunlight splashes away the shadows of anxiety.

Through their research, the filmmakers discovered a virtual Pandora's box filled with frustration, guilt, shame and, all too often, defeat.

But, while a tiny minority gets very drunk, or has fights with other fans, the sport more usually unifies, bringing strangers together in victory or (more often) defeat.

But sheer numbers and market forces often defeated good intentions.

These achieved some local successes but were more often defeated.

There, he meets and often defeats college kids from across America.

Communist officials, encouraged by Gorbachev to stand, were often defeated even when standing as the only candidate.

Armed robberies have spiked dramatically over the past year.The government's generally respectable policies, backed by a plump budget, are often defeated by weaknesses in the civil service.

Marion and his irregulars often defeated larger bodies of British troops by the surprise and rapidity of their movement over swampy terrain.

He had to face frequent and determined attacks by the armies of the emirate of Córdoba and was often defeated, but his doggedness saved Asturias from extinction.