It's hard to say precisely when people became comfortable with politician-surfing, but the 1992 defeat of President Bush showed it well under way.

Their defeat showed beyond doubt that the basic budget plan would be approved intact on Thursday.

Narrow defeat shows Wenger's team have got their conviction back since 8-2 thrashing by United.

A 6-0 win over West Ham and a 9-0 defeat to Blackburn showed it was a season of mixed results.

However, as their defeat in three different countries showed, terrorists were simply too unreliable.

What happened after the defeat showed the depth of Miami's despair.

I'm also cheered because the defeat shows that, sometimes, money can't buy you government love.

In the circumstances, a 9-0 defeat shows that ordinarily there would be nothing between the teams.

Their third straight defeat, to the Milwaukee Bucks, showed that they had better concentrate on details.

The defeat shows how difficult hostile bids are for technology companies.