But such firms still do not want to concede ground on what they see as a matter of scientific principle.

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Many liberal Democrats are reluctant to concede that ground without a fight.

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All budgets have winners and losers, and on this occasion the losers didn't actually lose very much, but this chancellor has found it hard to concede any ground whatsoever.

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So he will be under huge pressure from some in his shadow cabinet not to concede the ground of "democratic accountability" to the Conservatives, and risk the ire of most of the popular press.

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The people who take absolute positions on these issues, on both sides, sometimes aren't willing to concede even an inch of ground.

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At 1-1, Murray, bowing to relentless pressure from the other end, threw in two errors off the ground followed by a double fault to concede the break.

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