Robson became the third British woman to lose on the opening day at the All England Club but at least some real positives could be drawn from this defeat.
In spite of this, it is often easy to lose the connection between the day-to-day work of an organization and its overall mission.
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The other contingencies are issues such as, on the day, are you going to lose a day on the rowing lake or at equestrian?
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But, with eighth-placed Sussex 117 in arrears and both sides badly needing not to lose, the final day is likely to be just a search for bonus points.
If those critics listen carefully, however, they will hear murmurs about the possibility that the U.S. dollar will one day lose its position as the reserve currency.
United can be confirmed as champions if they defeat Stoke on Monday night, but only if City lose to Tottenham the previous day.
Start working on social media for your event early on but not too soon to the point where followers and fans lose interest or completely forget about the big day.
At the end of the day, I'm not going to lose the match because he's cheering on my bad shots.
Would you know down deep that at the end of the day has caused you to lose your chance at retribution, a chance to be compensated for damages, to restore your family life?
The bad news for McCain is that the feared menace of Gustav forced him to lose a day in which he could get across his message, often without filter, to the American people.
"It's frustrating to lose a doubleheader one day and lose two players the next, but that's part of the game, " Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said.
Among other sports stars, he said in an interview that he had worked with Sara Errani, an Italian tennis player who on June 8 won the women's doubles title at the French Open and a day later played in the women's single final only to lose to Maria Sharapova.
Tourism officials haven't had time to poll hotels about booking levels for next weekend -- the weekend before Mardi Gras Day and typically the season's busiest -- but win or lose, the city will be celebrating.
While they are no longer consistently cheaper than any other departure time, red-eye flights typically travel east, allowing business travellers to travel overnight, arrive in an earlier timezone in the morning and not lose a full day of business activity.
By contrast, Goldman's value-at-risk the amount it could lose on a bad day and thus a widely used (if imperfect) measure of risk appetite hit a new high last quarter, jumping most in equities, even as stockmarket volatility fell.
People under harmful stress lose the ability to re-engage the parasympathetic nervous system, which drives the body's day-to-day natural functions, including digestion and sleep.
The day began with lawyers and Judge Walton discussing concerns that the trial might lose its third juror for possibly nodding off during testimony.
And in their fanatical state of mind, some sports fans lose sight of reality and allow emotion to rule the day.
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In other words, VAR said how much money a bank could lose in a single day IF mortgage borrowers behaved the way they had in the past and the world stayed within the 95% of the bell-shaped curve it normally occupies.
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"At the end of the day, the people you're on the bubble with, half win and half lose, " Giannini said.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Butt said he had heard from bookmakers that England had been paid to lose Friday's third one-day game at The Oval.
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But after watching their side lose out in a thrilling Premier League title race on the final day of the season, the supporters' stance seemed to have softened as they responded to his lap of honour with a warm round of applause.
The day after the good-natured stunt, Mr. Christie opened up about his struggles to lose weight.
Club secretary John Ferguson said leaving Filton was "a very sad day" and the club expected to lose some members.
"If we fight every session, every day in the longer game, whether we win or lose is to me immaterial, " he said.
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"But if you really know me, if you are my friend and I leave you inside my house and you share the day with me, you will know I hate to lose, " he said.
His daughter made it so with a refusal to lose, even when she failed to cash in on her best shot of the day, an approach on the first extra hole that left her with a 6-foot putt to win.
But a very bad day for the Conservatives could, just could, see them lose overall control.
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