101.   Panetta said that despite its crushing defeat in the Gulf War, Iraq retained a significant military capability and posed a serious threat.

102.   Psychological effects of crushing defeats to Australia and South Africa will not help.

103.   SDP secretary-general Chee Soon Juan, the most vocal critic of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, also suffered a crushing defeat in his bid to enter parliament.

104.   Since then, Atherton has survived a crushing Ashes defeat, seen Ray Illingworth made up to supremo and emerged on the doorstep of history.

105.   The agreement came a day after New Frontier suffered a crushing defeat in a Senate by-election viewed as a litmus test of public sentiment.

106.   The Conservatives suffered a crushing defeat in Southeast Staffordshire, central England.

107.   The crushing defeat has opened up divisions in the MDP, with reformists calling for Roh to form a new party while opponents are demanding his resignation.

108.   The Iranian-backed Hezbollah said Tuesday it would hold out against an election pact with the Lebanese government despite its crushing defeat in the first round of polling.

109.   The Labour party, under the interim leadership of Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven who followed Ad Melkert after the crushing defeat, says it is preparing for opposition.

110.   The rain served to save Sri Lanka a crushing defeat.