There was no running for the defeat of the French.

South won with the king and was headed for defeat.

That campaign was credited in part for the bill's defeat.

But his assumptions about how it will turn out, she said, do not leave much room for defeat.

The reasons for defeat are much more fundamental than that.

And there will be no looking for the last defeat!

The plan called for the defeat of France in precisely 42 days.

They identified the lack of unity in the left as another reason for their defeat.

McCain has no one to blame but himself for his defeat.

As a result, he was widely seen to share in the blame for the defeat.