81.   They suffered a crushing defeat at ensuing elections, won by a pro-Western coalition.

82.   Vajpayee succeeds P.V. Narasimha Rao, who led his Congress Party to a crushing defeat in elections that concluded last week.

83.   Widespread weariness with Kohl was only one reason for the crushing defeat.

84.   Former finance minister Dominique Strass-Kahn admitted the left had suffered a crushing defeat.

85.   Gough caught and bowled Taylor for his sixth victim in an astounding reversal of fortunes after England, pilloried after crushing defeats in Brisbane and Melbourne, roared back.

86.   India captain Sachin Tendulkar has asked for time for his young squad to develop in the wake of their crushing defeats.

87.   A crushing defeat might raise talk of a party leadership challenge to Prime Minister John Major, although Tory leaders said party rules precluded such a contest before November.

88.   A DLP candidate suffered a crushing defeat in a parliamentary by-election in a Taegu district last year.

89.   An end to the parliament impasse came a day after New Frontier suffered a crushing defeat in a Senate by-election viewed as a litmus test of public sentiment.

90.   British Prime Minister John Major held on to his seat in the House of Commons early Friday as his Conservative Party headed for a crushing defeat.