Sentences with phrase «facing imminent defeat»

[274] However, he was less unpopular with eurosceptics than Clarke, and on the third ballot of the subsequent leadership election Clarke, facing imminent defeat by William Hague, offered to stand aside in Heseltine's favour, but he declined on medical advice.

Putting so much faith into an app that is facing imminent defeat would certainly not be your smartest decision as a parent.

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Provided that Mishima understood his action in the traditional Buddhist way»» as a preservation of honor in the face of imminent defeat and done in accordance with Buddhist scriptures»» the notion of suicide is simply inapplicable.

In light of what everyday looks more and more like imminent defeat for anti-gay zealots, concerns have shifted to an expectation of facing discrimination for all the persecution they've heaped on so many innocent people.