Sentence examples similar to undoing- from inspiring English sources

The First Division side, winners of the League Cup in 1994, appeared set to become the fifth Scottish Football League side to defeat the Dons in the past four seasons, but five minutes' added time proved to be the undoing of Raith, with the Dons' relentless pressure finally paying off when McDonald met a cross to force a replay.

Such parental advice sits uneasily with the notion of undoing past wrongs that lies at the heart of transitional justice, whereby nations move from committing gross and systematic human rights violations to democracy.

Buoyed up by my new-found normality, I gathered up cheap groovy T-shirts and a couple of skirts, knowing they would fit, but the shoes were my undoing.

Check behind you In case Beyoncé doesn't show up, that empty space might end up being your undoing.

Let us hope that its Russian successors do not prove to be its undoing.

Related: The undoing of Ed Miliband – and how Labour lost the election | Patrick Wintour So established is this tenet of conventional wisdom, it's spawned sub-tenets.

Madrid were hunting a 23rd straight win as they closed in on Coritiba's world record of 24 in a row but Valencia's impressive home record - only Barcelona have won at the Mestalla this season - proved their undoing.

Related: The undoing of Ed Miliband – and how Labour lost the election | Patrick Wintour None of Labour's election day scenario planning involved the possibility of an overall Tory majority, leaving the deputy leader, Harriet Harman, without a script as she toured the television studios on the night of the party's election defeat.

Those areas would deliver huge savings that are not only fair and equitable, but will help to cover the cost of undoing some of the current government's policy overreach – and could also fast-track the budget to surplus.

Related: The undoing of Ed Miliband – and how Labour lost the election | Patrick Wintour The revelation of the manifesto row comes after the Guardian published an exclusive account of Labour's election defeat, based on extensive interviews with many of Miliband's closest advisers.

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