21.   Some wondered whether Johnson pulled up with a fake injury to his left thigh to temper an embarrassing defeat.

22.   Still, they were able to recapture enough of that brilliance to avoid what would have been an embarrassing defeat.

23.   The season should have been marked with productivity and memorable moments rather than embarrassing defeats, fingerpointing, and frustrations.

24.   The Utah Jazz spent Monday trying to explain the most embarrassing defeat in the history of the NBA Finals.

25.   They have argued that they do not want to risk an embarrassing defeat on free trade.

26.   Trying to avert an embarrassing defeat on a major campaign pledge, House Republicans postponed a vote on a Constitutional amendment to limit the terms of members of Congress.

27.   When Clinton suffered an embarrassing defeat in the Connecticut primary, he did not blame Lieberman, and Lieberman continued to campaign forcefully for him.

28.   Yes it did, which helped the Sonics avoid going down to an embarrassing defeat.

29.   Pakistan stumbled to an embarrassing defeat Friday in the opening match of its cricket tour of Australia.

30.   After embarrassing home defeats by Ireland and Argentina, Welsh front row and team captain David Young retired Monday from the international game.