Clay was worried that his compromise might be defeated by northern votes.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

They were being defeated by candidates of the Democratic Party.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

He had been defeated by Benjamin Harrison.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

On this day, Germany was defeated by Serbia. After the match the crowd heads for the food stalls.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

"Recently however, they have tried to raid some administrations in the localities,and that attempt had been effectively defeated by the local militia."

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Mousavi also said his movement would not be defeated by government attempts to asphyxiate it.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

Union forces led by General George Meade had defeated Confederate forces led by General Robert E.Lee.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

"I do not regret it." he said. "It is better to be defeated battling for an honest idea, than to win by a cowardly trick."

VOA: special.2010.05.27

In Virginia,Robert McDonnell, defeated Democratic state Senator Creigh Deeds by an overwhelming margin of 59 percent to 41 percent.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Sri Lanka's Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs,Sarath Amunugama, says the government has taken a policy decision to develop the Tamil-dominated provinces which,for years, were effectively controlled by the now-defeated rebels.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09