1.   The relationship had been important to me and its loss left me feeling sad and empty.

2.   And most important, every loss leaves in its wake the opportunity for growth.

3.   A loss would leave Uniden no choice but to abandon its system and pay Diba for the rights to its software.

4.   A loss would leave the Chiefs no better than wild-card material.

5.   A loss leaves the Mavericks undoubtedly spending the months leading to next season by looking back and wondering how this one slipped away.

6.   Also, the loss of Alou leaves a right-handed hitting vacancy in the middle of the lineup.

7.   But the huge real estate loss has left it short of the capital it needs to meet bank debt.

8.   But the last-second losses never leave the heart.

9.   But the loss left him with a hollow feeling.

10.   Her loss left Chad, who was adopted, without any parents.