11.   After initial successes, the separatists have gradually lost ground in a counter-attack by the Bosnian army.

12.   After initial successes, the separatists lost ground in a counterattack by the Bosnian army.

13.   Canadian separatists lost the election by a wafer-thin majority, leaving the francophone province part of Canada.

14.   Dallaire admitted to trying to kill the prime minister because Quebec separatists had just lost a referendum on the question of independence from Canada.

15.   Dallaire, a former convenience store manager, said he wanted to kill Chretien because Quebec separatists had just lost a referendum on the question of independence from Canada.

16.   The separatists lost their independence bid by a razor-thin majority, prompting Bouchard to vow to continue the campaign for separation from the rest of Canada.

17.   The Quebec separatists lost a referendum on the independence issue in October by a razor-thin split in the vote after Chretien campaign strongly against them.

18.   This time, the separatists have not lost hope -- even though they lost the vote.