Sentences with phrase «narrow defeat for»

It could well make the difference between a comfortable win and a narrow defeat for the pro-EU side

Following two narrow defeats for the Conservatives at the polls, in February and October 1974, significant disquiet in the party had developed over the leadership of Edward Heath, who had lost three elections as leader.

Not exact matches

Cooper resigned before the start of the 2013 season, making this narrow defeat the last mark in the «L» column for the coach.

He has won every match by pin this year, albeit for a narrow defeat to national No. 2 Cohlton Schultz of Colorado.

Prior to Tottenham's narrow 1 - 0 win over Swansea in December, the club were notorious for conceding late goals, most notably in the previous fixture when the side let in two late strikes at Everton in a 2 - 1 defeat.

This time the defeat was a narrow one, but our then manager highlighted a team dropping below the usual and expected standards for a second time running there.

Nevertheless, with such a narrow defeat, Zenit still have everything to play for.

It has not been a good time for Norwich as their slump continued last weekend with a narrow defeat out at Leeds.

«Whilst a frustrating and disappointing season is mitigated by a lengthy injury list and a record number of narrow defeats resulting in losing bonus points, both parties agreed it was best for the side that there was a new voice at the helm going forward.

They are battling it out with Southampton and Liverpool for the two spots (and Swansea now somehow) and I wouldn't be surprised to see them put their feet up and accept a narrow defeat here.

On congressional primary day in June, Espaillat claimed a narrow victory, leaving Wright calling for a recount, but soon community leaders brought pressure on Wright to move on and accept defeat, which he did.

The president of Austria's constitutional court, Gerhart Holzinger, annuls the result of the country's presidential election, which saw a narrow defeat in May for rightwing populist Norbert Hofer over Green - backed Alexander Van der Bellen

O'Connor congratulated Tague, but, on the heels of his narrow defeat, promised to run again in the November general election for the seat.

From now, time can only tell whether it has been the gateway to a whole new vista of politics for Miliband and the keys to No. 10; an attempt to convince his party that he would be still the best option after a narrow defeat; or some kind of a swansong.

With 99 % of precincts reporting as of 12:00 am ET, the results show state Sen. Ralph Northam defeating Aneesh Chopra 54 - 46 percent for the lieutenant gubernatorial nomination, and attorney general hopeful Mark Herring, Northam's senate colleague, scoring a - slightly narrower 52 - 48 percent - victory over Justin Fairfax.

But the new guidance issued by the Department for Education in England clarified that there would be no need to give non-religious beliefs «equal air time» in lessons, saying the court defeat had been on a «narrow, technical point».

The goal is to confront Judith Curry and all her followers on this narrow subject only and argue the case for as long as it takes until the opposition is thoroughly defeated and exhausted by it.

The Wall Street Journal - February 11, 1998 The Wall Street Journal reported on this case in which I successfully represented a shipping company, which defeated the narrow interests of insurance defense attorneys, in a lawsuit where attorneys for U.S. insurance companies were seeking to compel all foreign shipping companies to litigate claims, regarding damages to goods shipped by sea, in U.S. Courts, regardless of where the damage occurred, or the home country of the ship involved or of its owners.