1.   In the end, they managed to win but only at a cost of heavy casualties and political humiliation.

2.   The government suffered a series of political humiliations.

3.   The Kaifu government had recently suffered a series of political humiliations, culminating in a major financial scandal and the forced retraction of numerous political reform proposals.

4.   A more convincing argument could be that he risks political humiliation if he hangs on.

5.   Conservative Republicans have finally assumed control of the California Assembly after more than a year of political humiliation at the hands of the former Democratic speaker, Willie Brown.

6.   Twice this year, Gingrich was at the brink of political humiliation.

7.   Though a political humiliation for the once-powerful leader, the move did nothing to alter the course of presidential succession.