He said that even if he were to become an independent, he would not caucus with the Democrats because it would defeat the purpose of being an independent.
For Softbank, it would be an ignoble defeat to its the best laid plans of its billionaire chief, Masayoshi Son.
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But she warned peers of the potential for conflict ahead, saying: "I don't believe it would be any victory to defeat these proposals by long, drawn out and bitter hand-to-hand parliamentary combat".
With games running out, defeat would make it very difficult for them.
In May 2003 they made 418-7, current batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan scoring a century, to beat the all-conquering Australians featuring Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee, but lost that series, and should they fail to force victory here it would be a fifth successive series defeat against the baggy greens.
Given Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg are unbeaten at home in this season's competition, it would appear United's best hope of finishing top would be for CSKA Moscow to defeat Besiktas in Istanbul, which would leave the United at the head of affairs no matter what their result is.
It's girding to defeat several pending bills that would correct some marketplace excesses.
Perhaps it was the not-so-subtle implication that it would boost my appeal to women and help me to defeat the forces of evil.
Eritrea, acknowledging defeat at least temporarily, announced that it would now accept the Organisation of African Unity's peace proposals, which Ethiopia had endorsed in November.
Chances came and went for both sides, and it looked as though Reading would be consigned to a second defeat in two games until Kebe stabbed home from six yards late on.
There have been one or two fractious moments in the campaign and it had been claimed that the team would not have minded defeat and a trip home on Thursday, but that is simply not true.
The government narrowly avoided a second defeat when it saw off a move that would have forced commissioners to appoint a non-executive board of between four and seven members to provide advice to PCCs on issues such as finance, staff and equality.
It was often said that Tony Blair would have been emasculated by defeat in a plebiscite on joining the euro.
With two days still remaining, the tourists have it all to do if they are to avoid a defeat that would give India a 2-0 win in the three-Test series.
The Council's viewpoint was supported by the conservative group, whose budget spokesman Lajos Bokros said the European Parliament would suffer a "humiliating defeat in negotiations" if it continued to pursue its proposed increase.
The government narrowly avoided a second defeat last Wednesday when it saw off a move that would have forced commissioners to appoint a non-executive board of between four and seven members to provide advice to PCCs on issues such as finance, staff and equality.
It would be a mistake to read too much into the Republicans' catastrophic defeat in 2006, which resulted from local scandals as well as a national anti-Republican mood.
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Martin Dempsey, said at the end of April: "The U.S. military has the capability to defeat that system (of Syrian air defenses), but it would be a greater challenge, and would take longer and require more resources" than in Libya.
With both sides knowing defeat would effectively end their hopes of making the play-offs, it was Bradford who settled quickest.
It would be a shame if this approach to keeping more people in their homes goes down in defeat.
It was also United's first home defeat of the season but the Scot said he would consider using a similar team against Wolfsburg on 8 December.
At the start of this year, it was thought that 1998 would be a year of massive Spanish soul-searching reflecting on the defeat of the empire.
Conservative shadow culture spokesman Hugo Swire added that the deal was a "huge defeat" for Ms Jowell, adding she had led the BBC to believe it would get a generous settlement.
Wales have lost their opening two games in Group G and another defeat in Basle on Tuesday would all but end their campaign just a month after it began.
It had initially looked as if Chelsea would have to wait for their chance to put Sunday's defeat to Manchester United behind them as referee Chris Foy called the game off due to fog just over an hour before kick-off - but the fog lifted and the game began on time after a change of decision by the referee.
Hadden played down any pressure following suggestions that defeat to Italy - in what many considered the wooden spoon decider - would have made it difficult for him to retain his job.
But to come up with a few declarations or protocols and ask the Irish to vote again would not just be contemptuous of democracy: the turnout and margin of defeat also suggest that it might fail.
Competitors can defeat a color trademark if they show their ability to compete would be significantly limited by honoring it.
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