11.   The Senate handed Republican conservatives led by Texas Sen. Phil Gramm a resounding defeat Wednesday, when members rejected attempts to curb illegitimacy by restricting welfare payments.

12.   What has changed since that resounding defeat?

13.   Another high-profile issue on the ballot headed for a resounding defeat was a proposed nickel-a-gallon gasoline tax increase to pay for road repairs.

14.   Eritrea insisted its retreat from the border was no resounding military defeat.

15.   His resounding defeat was seen by some as an endorsement for the next government to negotiate on the Golan.

16.   Hours earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a resounding defeat when his party brushed aside his pleas and voted overwhelmingly to oppose Palestinian statehood.

17.   Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a resounding defeat when his party Sunday brushed aside his pleas and voted overwhelmingly to oppose Palestinian statehood.

18.   The incumbent government braced Tuesday for a resounding defeat as the nation prepared to vote in an election overshadowed by the murder of populist leader Pim Fortuyn.

19.   The incumbent government braced Tuesday for a resounding defeat as the Netherlands prepared to vote in an election overshadowed by the murder of populist leader Pim Fortuyn.

20.   He said the resounding defeat of Le Pen showed there was little room in France for xenophobia and racism.