Egypt's foreign minister, Ahmad Maher, laments that America lost a unique chance to rally the world to its side after last year's attacks.
The Scarlets lost a chance of a try at the other end when Regan King intercepted but prop Phil John was unable to squeeze in at the right corner.
After flubbing a handstand in Monday's uneven-bars final, Douglas lost her chance at a third Olympic medal midway through Tuesday's beam event.
The Germans even shot a propaganda movie, although they lost the war before they had a chance to show it around Europe.
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New Zealand needed to match England's electric start with the bat to stand a chance, but lost both openers inside the first four overs, with only 19 runs coming.
The Rangers (12-9-2), who entered Friday in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, also lost out on a chance to pass the Devils, who were idle Friday, and tie the Senators (13-8-4) with 28 points.
Luke Donald, eighth with a round to go, lost his chance when he bogeyed the ninth and 10th.
Samsung's entry into the market represents a chance to make up for lost ground.
But James elected for a quick tap instead of a straightforward kick and the chance was lost.
In refusing Netanyahu's request for a meeting, Blair may have lost his chance to meet with any top ranking Israeli leader.
What hurt is that we lost the chance to win a gold medal that we could take home and show our family and our kids.
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Ironically, industry observers believe Apple's success itself may eventually drive some developers to competing stores where their apps would be less likely to get lost in the crowd and have a greater chance of standing out.
Some will always want to go ahead with treatment even if their child may be severely damaged - especially if they have lost many pregnancies and that baby represents a last chance.
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Whereas if we were really close to expiration, there is a greater chance of all of the premium being lost on the option that is opposite of the stock price movement as the rate of time decay will increase exponentially.
Remember in that terrible recession -- the worst since the Great Depression -- this country lost 8 million jobs before this administration had a chance for its economic policies even to go to work.
At a stroke, the Saudis - and the CIA - lost the chance to interrogate the man believed to be the mastermind behind one of al-Qaeda's websites.
The lives lost cannot be retrieved, but there's still a chance to keep a positive image.
Five minutes from the interval, Thomas sent in a well-timed effort, but Severin blocked and the chance was lost.
The home team lost 4-2 on aggregate, giving the West Africans a chance to qualify for the finals in Swaziland.
Warriors' 37-32 win over Scarlets on Friday had given them the chance of securing a home tie should the Irish side have lost.
If current trends continue, the Venezuelan people will have lost the chance to transform their possibly transitory petroleum bonanza into a permanent increase in long term growth rates and future prosperity.
Both Mr Blair and Mr Brown believe that the next election could be won or lost in the coming 12 months, when voters will have a chance to decide whether Labour or the Tories look most like coming up with answers to problems that have changed considerably during the government's decade in power.
CSU's lost clout may be more obvious under Mr Huber, who spurned a chance to head Ms Merkel's chancellery in 2005.
Consumers who receive notices saying their data has been lost by a company or government agency may be a different story: Their chance of being defrauded rises by about 300%, Vamosi says.
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Just the fact that the Nets have a chance to do that, especially so soon after the season appeared lost, is another indication that Joe Johnson might know what he is talking about.
Rangers made eight changes to the side that lost at Hibs on Sunday, with Gavin Rae and Nacho Novo given a rare chance to impress.
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Mr Palmer was fourth, followed by Elnaawi, Chrisandthecapper, Quinzieme Monarque, Go Get the Basil, Always in a Tiz and Freedom Child, who broke late out of the gate and lost any chance of winning.
The following year, the team again had a chance to make the playoffs on the last day of the season, and lost.
Safin had lost both of his first two games in the tournament, but still had a mathematical chance of going through if he could beat Hewitt.
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