Sentence examples for significant defeats from inspiring English sources

The settlement came only after the government suffered two significant defeats in the courts.

Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun insisted his team is "as good as anybody in our league" despite several significant defeats.

Tim Henman suffered one of the more significant defeats of his career when he let slip a two-set lead against the Argentine Guillermo Canas.

In the nation's capital, the N.R.A. hasn't suffered any significant defeats recently, it is true; but its success is largely due to the ruthless exploitation of a broken system rather than the brainwashing of voters.

The government has suffered more significant defeats to its Brexit legislation in the House of Lords as the row over membership of the customs union threatened to split the cabinet.

Despite suffering significant defeats at the hands of the Iraqi army, including the loss of the city of Fallujah, the militant group has shown its willingness and capacity to brutalize the country's population.

That is a significant defeat for farmers and consumers alike.

12.29pm: The Lib Dem leadership has suffered a significant defeat.

For President Zardari, recent events represent a significant defeat.

It will mark a significant defeat for the theocratic election-engineers.

First, the elections represented a very significant defeat for the traditional Israeli left.