71.   But the miners told him early Tuesday they would remain on strike until Milosevic accepts defeat.

72.   But Nigeria has never held a presidential election in which the loser accepted defeat.

73.   By accepting defeat, Milosevic could prevent a split between his party and its wing in Montenegro, which has already acknowledged Kostunica as the president-elect.

74.   By the second half, New Zealand had accepted defeat.

75.   De Gaulle, who was twice president of France, refused to accept defeat to Germany.

76.   Disturbances occurred elsewhere as many losing candidates from administration and opposition parties refused to accept defeat.

77.   Duran-Ballen, in an early morning press conference, urged Ecuadoreans to vote and said the loser of the mud-slinging race should accept defeat.

78.   Fans who danced and rejoiced in the streets then now strived mightily to accept the defeat.

79.   Geneva prosecutors refused to accept defeat, and criticized Russian authorities for showing little interest in pursuing highly placed officials.

80.   He locked himself in his office with his wife, Sarah, and wrote his speech accepting defeat.