Tory rebels say it is a defeat for a constitutional change few really want.
"We won because we had the ability to turn a defeat into a win, " he added.
The sugar lobby does not want to risk a defeat in a higher court.
But, says Edwards, for once taking positives out of such a defeat is not just spin.
They've always bounced back from a defeat and that's got a lot to do with him.
First, it was a defeat for the confrontational style of politics he continues to embody.
But I will try because peace in the Middle East is a defeat for terrorism.
It would be, as he has called it, a defeat for the United States.
The verdict handed Vance a defeat in the most high-profile prosecution of his 17 months in office.
He believes that a defeat for Chavez on December 2 will put an end to the revolution.
The Trojans lost their final three games, including a defeat in their first game of the Pac-12 tournament.
In other words, dissolve the newly elected Parliament that has just visited such a defeat on his parties.
But a defeat would mean the appointment of women bishops would be at least another five years away.
And that will eventually, I think, constitute a defeat for the United States.
The Liberal Democratic Party was formed in the mid-1950s and has ruled uninterrupted except for a defeat in 1993.
So, if Mr Thaksin wins the election, will it be a victory or a defeat for democracy and reform?
The Blue Devils' other loss came at North Carolina State, a defeat that cost them the No. 1 ranking.
"I don't feel I need explain away a defeat in a game of this nature, " he told Hibs' website.
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Vaughan believes such a defeat would make under-pressure Ponting's position as captain untenable.
The government has suffered a defeat in the House of Lords over its plans to cut the legal aid budget.
His Social Democrats lost control of the upper house, the Bundesrat, after a defeat in a state election in February.
It is also the first time that Australia have lost a series 4-0 since a defeat by South Africa in 1970.
"The question is, whether through tricks and pressure, that they're going to try to filibuster this to a defeat, " Lieberman said.
"Undoubtedly, although this was a defeat, in another way it shows how the opposition has matured, " said political analyst Carlos Romero.
Of course, Sir Salman's pull-out is not a defeat for every Indian.
Lula's first-place finish, with 48.6% of the poll, is really a defeat.
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"I don't think it's ever great to laud a defeat, " said Young.
Yet most Italian commentators judged the outcome a defeat for Mr Berlusconi.
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