41.   But in a catering hall in Bay Ridge on Tuesday night, DiCarlo refused to concede defeat before a crowd of supporters.

42.   But in March, he conceded defeat and agreed to turn them over to the Senate Ethics Committee for its investigation into allegations of sexual and official misconduct.

43.   But it was a multi-generational Democratic family that conceded defeat.

44.   But she refused to concede defeat, saying that the prosecution had done her boys proud.

45.   But Rep. Bob Livingston of Louisiana, the leader of the anti-Noble forces, refuses to concede defeat, and this week his stubbornness was rewarded.

46.   But Smith gained as the night progressed, and shortly after midnight, Swett conceded defeat.

47.   But that policy has created a feeling of betrayal among many Brazilians that their government, long a staunch defender of its currency, had conceded defeat.

48.   By far the biggest beneficiary will be House Speaker Thomas Foley, who conceded defeat Wednesday.

49.   By Monday afternoon, Cardoso still had not claimed victory, and da Silva had not conceded defeat.

50.   By its unwillingness to enter Serbian territory to stop the killing at the start, NATO conceded defeat.