31.   So the party is suffering devastating defeats at the polls.

32.   So will Dole suffer defeat as decisive as the one Dukakis bore from George Bush?

33.   Strike after strike was unsuccessful, and labor suffered numerous defeats in Congress.

34.   The business world celebrated historic victories and suffered stinging defeats during the Supreme Court term that ended Friday.

35.   The military suffered stunning defeats at the hands of Russian-backed Armenian troops and lost the region.

36.   The PRI also suffered defeats in long-time strongholds such as Acapulco and Chilpancingo, the capital of the coastal state of Guerrero.

37.   The Spartans, on the other hand, having won the war with Athens, went on to suffer defeat at Thebes and then collapsed as a power.

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

39.   Peres suffers humiliating defeat.

40.   Pakistan recently suffered humiliating defeats at the hands of Australia and Zimbabwe at home.