True,he had lost the political fight to control the re-building, or reconstruction, of the defeated southern states.

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Now, you've arrived at the concert hall and you're looking through your pocket and you realize they're gone--you've lost them.

现在，你已经到了音乐厅门口,你掏了半天兜后,你意识到票没了，你把他们弄丢了。

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You are lost. You're in a new city and you're lost and you don't know where you're going.

你迷路了。你刚到一个城市，没法找到方向。你不知道你该怎么走。

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Had Harry Reid lost re-election in 2010, Durbin might be minority leader today.

WSJ: They Support the Troops?

Of the women no longer on our list from last year, many simply retired, lost re-election bids, were demoted or were kicked out.

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Jefferson, who lost re-election to his seat last fall, said he should have been afforded a chance "to segregate privileged legislative materials and shield them from review" before the search warrant was executed.

CNN: High court refuses to step in on ex-congressman's case