41.   Last April, researchers admitted defeat.

42.   Letterman asked what it was like having to call the president on Election night and admit defeat.

43.   Marshall readily admitted his defeat, and plans to ask for help by hosting a barbecue for as many local garden club members as he can find.

44.   MCI admitted defeat on that front.

45.   Never mind, she says, the misplaced love, the reluctance to admit defeat, the co-dependence.

46.   Mrs. Dole, a controlled performer and notorious perfectionist, loathed admitting defeat, friends said, but felt relieved that she was getting out.

47.   Neither side was claiming victory or admitting defeat Friday.

48.   No one will give ground, no one will even consider admitting defeat.

49.   On Friday, Brown admitted defeat and said Talk magazine was ceasing publication.

50.   Once the pretender stops embarrassing the country with his whining and admits defeat, he should move on to another line of work.