11.   But he lost the argument, and the talks collapsed.

12.   But having lost that argument, they fear the National Park Service will be a heavy-handed regulator.

13.   But so far, they are losing that argument with the public.

14.   But they appear already to have lost that argument in the House.

15.   Environmental groups have been losing these arguments for some time.

16.   Gingrich lost the argument, and the House passed a flood relief bill with the extraneous issues attached.

17.   He lost that argument, just as he has so far failed to persuade Moscow authorities to resume a dialogue with Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov.

18.   He not only lost that argument but also was originally passed over when Zedillo picked Jaime Serra Puche as his first finance minister.

19.   History tells us that umpires rarely lose an argument, but they are certain to lose the present one.

20.   I seem to keep losing arguments to liberal friends, who are surprised that I would consider chronic lying, under oath and otherwise, an impeachable offense.