To avoid damage the cox of the crew being bumped may concede the bump before contact is actually made.

He conceded in a telegram to Kennedy before 10 a.m.

The Republicans effectively conceded the state weeks before the election to use their campaign resources elsewhere.

The House leadership conceded before the vote that there was no chance of actually blocking release of the money.

"This is a tough place for a kid to play," Simpson conceded before game time.

The game went according to plan with Limerick taking an early lead; however, they conceded a penalty five minutes before the interval.

After 1973, teams could concede defeat before the end of the match if they wished.

You fear for them if they concede another before the break.

If they were going to give in across the board, why didn't they concede anything before this?

The Government says that would concede the result before the negotiations.