11.   Both political parties have suffered devastating defeats in the past and then made startling comebacks.

12.   Both suffered early defeats, including losing races for Congress.

13.   But after a decade of legislative successes, including valuable tax breaks, speedier approval of drugs and patent extensions, the drug makers are suffering some defeats.

14.   But after losing their parliamentary majority in elections last year, the mainstream conservatives suffered new defeats in local voting last month.

15.   But it is reality, and Sony Pictures Entertainment on Monday suffered a defeat in a longstanding legal dispute with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.

16.   But, in the bigger picture, this is a rebuilding team that will usually work hard, occasionally entertain and sometimes suffer noble defeats.

17.   Coach Rudy Tomjanovich will suffer preseason defeats as part of the process.

18.   Each time he makes the long walk off the field, Vandermade feels his stomach turn in knots, wondering how his team suffered another defeat.

19.   Even though Bush suffered a defeat with the Pickering nomination, the Republican Party is trying to extract some political advantage from the experience.

20.   Everywhere across the Pacific we, as well as our allies, were suffering huge defeats at the hands of the Japanese.