Those who thought they could not lose in a market that was seeing annual increases of up to 20% are getting their fingers burnt.
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Raila Odinga conceded gracefully despite the chants of "No Raila, No Peace" from those supporters who could not bear to lose.
"Many of these customers were approaching or already in retirement, and could not afford to lose their money, " the regulator added.
In early August, Mr Gore was ten points down even in Kansas City, a solidly Democratic region he could not afford to lose.
Centuries ago if a business went bust, the proprietors could lose not only the money they put into the enterprise but also everything else they owned.
Their strategists are wondering whether they could lose votes not just to UKIP but to independent candidates.
But this time around there is a risk that the Tories could actually lose Wandsworth (though not Westminster).
She had felt out of control of her weight, since she would lose weight but could not keep it off.
When you look at what consumers could gain and not just what banks would lose, it becomes a positive movement with long-standing legs.
But Hamilton said he and Baker came away from Iraq convinced that if the government in Baghdad does not act quickly, it could lose the support of the Iraqi and the American people.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), has announced that US sugar supplies could run short this year as farmers could lose 21% of the 2011 crop if they are not able to start sowing in the spring.
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It would not, he argued, be "wise" and the UK could lose its global leadership role, but that it was as important for Europhiles not to over-exaggerate the dangers, just as it was vital that Eurosceptics did not underestimate the consequences.
About 330, 000 households in Wales could lose benefits if the assembly does not approve new regulations.
Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale, meanwhile, has admitted he could lose his job if Venables does not bring success to Elland Road.
If he has started to gain ground that he does not lose again, this week could see the start of a winning election strategy.
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If builders made exaggerated claims that they could not refuse our Laundry Suite because they might lose their power connection, I would be required to enforce our industry standard non-disclosure agreement.
And with caucuses today in Colorado and Minnesota and a non-binding primary today in Missouri, it is possible that the former Massachusetts governor could lose two of three, if not three of three.
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You need to be there as quick as you can, because as a fire develops it's not only the people who probably could lose a life in that fire, but also the firefighters' lives are put at risk.
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They might have had a broad idea of the circumstances in which they could lose a bundle, but they would not have known how likely this was to happen.
Although the exact amount has still not been decided, reports have said they could lose up to 60%.
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Considering the precedent of ignoring complaints, Richards could not have possibly known that one of the men would lose his job.
Over seasons, losing teams tended to lose more and more because they simply could not afford to get or keep better players.
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This follows after credit rating agency Fitch warned last month that the UK could lose the top rating if the government does not reduce its sovereign debt.
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If several recent, seriously flawed Pentagon decisions are not challenged, however, our armed forces could soon lose the critical mobility that affords them such an advantage on today's battlefields and the new - and possibly quite different - global ones of tomorrow.
But he does not appear to think, as many do, that this was because they thought Srebrenica could not be held and that it would be better to lose it in war than give it up at the peace table in exchange for land elsewhere.
But a disorderly default could prove even more costly: Not only would the ECB certainly lose on its bonds, but euro-zone governments would need to recapitalize Greek banks and provide them with adequate collateral to enable them to continue to access ECB lending facilities if Greece was to remain in the euro.
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He had not eaten solid food for 2 days to try to lose weight and took 3 capsules every morning, which could not possibly have raised the core body temperature to 106.
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As Daily Tech points out, this seems to suggest that any Vista upgrade DVD can function as a full retail copy of Vista, although it would also seem to be something that Microsoft could put the kibosh on pretty quickly, so you may not want to lose sight of that copy of your old OS just yet.
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Out of the 486 posts it is expected to lose, the council said some 240 could be dealt with by not filling empty posts.
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