41.   It was a humiliating defeat.

42.   It was delivered three weeks after House Democrats had dealt Clinton a humiliating defeat over a measure that would have expanded his ability to negotiate trade agreements.

43.   It must have been a humiliating defeat for Gorbachev, a proud man who once ruled an empire and commanded one of the mightiest armies in history.

44.   Lee stepped down as leader last year to take responsibility for a humiliating defeat in the election.

45.   Later came the humiliating defeat in Vietnam.

46.   Not only did Dole suffer a humiliating defeat here, but he must also worry about former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander, who finished just behind the Kansas senator.

47.   On Tuesday, there was a humiliating defeat at home to the hapless Los Angeles Clippers.

48.   One of these know-it-alls might have called upon us twice in a quarter-century to save it from humiliating defeat or even extinction as a culture.

49.   Perelman faced a humiliating defeat last fall after he put the company up for sale but failed to find a buyer.

50.   Republican leaders in the House scrambled Tuesday to head off a revolt by moderates within the party and avert a humiliating defeat on their signature issue of tax cuts.