He says,if Russia had lost the war, the consequences for the country would have been much more catastrophic.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

They had lost the Civil War. Now much of their power was gone, and they were suffering.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

Organizers invited family members who lost relatives in every conflict since the Revolutionary War.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

General Taylor and his men never lost a battle in the Mexican War.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

But Turkey says the Armenians were victims of a civil war, and lives were lost on both sides.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

In France,Mr.Zardari took a swipe at the West's strategy in Afghanistan, telling French media the war against the Taliban is being lost.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

The top U.S.commander in Afghanistan, Army General Stanley McChrystal, has warned that the war with the Taliban could be lost if more troops are not deployed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

"It is clear that many of them consider the war in Afghanistan is lost.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

But Israeli experts training German pilots at an airbase that Britain's RAF used to fight the Germans in World War II is an historical irony not lost on Tomer Koriat, the deputy director of the training project.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27