Sentence examples for possible defeat from inspiring English sources

Facing possible defeat, Chelsea scored.

By making the recess appointment, the White House avoided a possible defeat in the committee.

His possible defeat carries implications that would radiate far beyond Paris.

ISSUE STIRS OREGONIANS And Administration Sees Possible Defeat of Republican Senator From State Next Year.

Anticipating a possible defeat, Mr. Gore's lawyers had already begun working on a possible appeal, as had the Bush team.

Facing possible defeat, House Republicans postponed a vote on redesigning Head Start, the preschool program for the poor.

His heart-rending life lesson came days after he thought he had suffered the worst possible defeat.

They cannot stop because, for them, a ceasefire at this stage  would mean acknowledging the worst possible defeat".

In the space of half an hour, Raonic had clawed his way back from possible defeat to assume a winning position that he did not relinquish.

Administration officials said they were saving their lobbying fire for the Senate, where the watered-down version still faces stiff opposition and possible defeat.

The government has tended to order its MPs not to vote on opposition day debates in recent months, in part to prevent possible defeats.