Sentence examples for was only defeated from inspiring English sources

It was close last week and then on Monday it was only defeated by three votes.

Steve Cram was only defeated three times in the whole of 1985.

A recent amendment to the children and families bill, which would have introduced the guardians, was only defeated by 15 votes in the Lords.

It is significant that over a decade Tony Blair was only defeated on one major issue – 90 days' detention without charge.

HIV also proved resistant to single-drug treatment and was only defeated by triple therapy, transforming the disease from a death sentence to a chronic condition that patients live with rather than die from.

Sweden was only defeated by the non-EU countries of Switzerland, the USA, Japan and South Korea.

They try to register a trademark for that Cadbury shade of purple and are only defeated because of objections from Nestlé.

You are only defeated when you accept it.

It is only defeated when a metal object – a building crane – is swung into the centre of the force and the energy is discharged.

The German force including two Panther tanks and SP guns, came close to cutting the defenders off from the river and were only defeated by the artillery, followed up by bayonet and grenade counter-attacks.

There are zombies that can be only defeated using certain items, so it's best to explore a certain area before leaving it.