During the 10th century, when the caliphate of Córdoba was at its most powerful, Leon lost ground in the struggle with the Moors, and its kings often had to accept a de facto submission to the caliphs.
Acasuso, a big man with heavy, powerful shoulders, lost his opening service game and then had Murray briefly in trouble, but the Scot served and volleyed to deuce and then struck two aces for an initial 2-0 lead.
The powerful have lost that healthy fear which once forced them to concede social reforms.
However, the once powerful drugs lost their effectivity quickly due to mutations and evolutions of influenza A viruses.
A few days later Mr. Bo — who had been angling for the party's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee — lost his job, a prelude to the more dire troubles that would soon follow.
Since her once all-powerful husband lost the elections last year she has been fond of evoking an even higher authority to combat the man she calls the devil, French president Nicolas Sarkozy, and the bandit, her nickname for president-elect Alassane Ouattara, whose forces are laying siege to her home.
Women have always feared that when they grow powerful, men lose interest.
The Islanders had chances against the powerful Penguins — losing twice in overtime at home, including in the series clincher.
The question is, Why would humans born with such a powerful skill lose it as they developed?
The Baker backhand is pure money — technically impeccable, deceptive, and powerful — so losing his feel on this shot was a real blow to Baker's confidence.
