Sentence examples for there were defeats from inspiring English sources

There were defeats along the way.

There were defeats for the Arab world, but no surrender.

There were defeats too for the women shooters and India's two table tennis hopefuls, who went out with a whimper, but better news in the boxing ring, where Vijender Singh, who managed a bronze in Beijing, won his first round match.

There were defeats, but these were overshadowed by successes in the United States and Britain - such as the Ever Ready company Berec, the retail group UDS, and finally Imperial Group, a conglomerate whose businesses included hotels, the Courage brewery and Golden Wonder crisps.

Small operations there were defeated; large operations conducted there turned up nothing.

By July 13 the Confederate forces there were defeated, and McClellan had established a reputation as the "Young Napoleon of the West".

Not only have there been defeats away to Manchester City, West Ham United, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace but also at home to Aston Villa and Chelsea as well as dull, goalless Anfield draws against Hull City and Sunderland.

There were defeat and disappointment for Payne but for these quietly compelling London Games another surprisingly engrossing turn.

There are defeats and there are defeats.

The Republic of Ireland may not have been expected to get anything out the visit of Germany but then there are defeats and there are embarrassments.

There are defeats without corresponding victories, and vice versa, and there are defeats which are victories, and vice versa, and it is important to distinguish them, for otherwise one is at risk of seeing one's life as having too high a proportion of defeats to victories, which is very rarely true.