1.   Some of her friends were surprised by her retreat from public life following her defeat in the election.

2.   That defeat was followed up on Monday evening with another, this time by Lurgan, which leaves the Seasiders firmly rooted to the bottom of the table.

3.   The hail of invective that followed defeat in Norway should be put in perspective.

4.   Samples from Hamanaka and Badastan, who returned with irregular heartbeats following their defeats at Leicester and Sandown last Thursday, have also proved negative.

5.   Apart from the U.S. air force, British and French fighter planes are based in Dhahran to enforce a no-fly zone over Iraq following its defeat.

6.   A question following the defeat is whether the Bloc now has any meaningful role to play in Ottawa.

7.   Agassi signs authographs as he leaves the court following his defeat.

8.   His defeat was followed by the retirement of Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

9.   Lewis flushed his psyche clean last year in the weeks following the defeat.

10.   Photographs following the defeat of Germany.