The effort to change the law was eventually defeated in the Senate.

In the end, the Democratic efforts to pay for the agency were defeated on a voice vote.

A Democratic effort to force a vote was defeated, but by only 10 votes.

So far, they seem to have defeated Congressional efforts at reform.

To look at the time of one, your efforts will be defeated by rivalry.

In response, chief executives have started an effort to answer their critics and still defeat efforts at systemic change.

The point is to defeat procedural efforts to block the legislation.

He suggested that efforts to strengthen the current legislation would also be defeated in the Senate.

The whole efforts and attempts to acquire these province were finally defeated in 1166.

Recent efforts in Congress to curb the human space program have been soundly defeated, he said.