51.   A series of crushing defeats over the past few months changed all that.

52.   After conceding defeat only minutes after exit polls forecast a crushing defeat last week, Netanyahu resigned his position as Likud Party leader and has made no media appearances.

53.   After a series of crushing defeats, many rebels have grown discouraged and are returning to Western Europe.

54.   Australia was not given easy runs and the crushing defeat everyone expected before the start was never on despite Australia fielding a first-choice side.

55.   Bulgarians blaming the Socialist party of former communists for their economic misery are expected to deal them a crushing defeat Saturday, when they vote for a new parliament.

56.   Bulgarians blaming the Socialist party of former communists for their economic misery were expected to deal them a crushing defeat Saturday in early parliamentary elections.

57.   Chernomyrdin said he asked the president not to nominate him after two crushing defeats in parliament.

58.   Conservative rival William Hague conceded his crushing defeat.

59.   Conservative rival William Hague conceded his crushing defeat and later resigned as party leader.

60.   Demoralized by a crushing defeat, Croatian Serb civilians and soldiers fleeing in panic feel forsaken and betrayed by their brethren in Serbia.