Faced with a possible defeat of the budget, Republican leaders said they had no choice but to drop the dairy provisions.

No one even thought of a possible defeat.

His heart-rending life lesson came days after he thought he had suffered the worst possible defeat.

Two nationally known California legislators face possible defeat.

What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey.

Headed by Wolters, the working group took a possible military defeat into their calculations.

Some Republicans predict that when faced with the possible defeat of such a high priority for the administration, the moderates will succumb to pressure.

They dared not weaken their efforts with any admissions of a possible defeat.

Not only that, but the ruling party may soon acknowledge a possible second defeat, in elections for the Michoacan state legislature.

By making the recess appointment, the White House avoided a possible defeat in the committee.