It is inconceivable that L.B.J. would have accepted a Senate defeat for lack of four votes.

These disputes were partly responsible for the Senate defeat in 1876 of a bill to make May 30 a national holiday.

Despite the Senate defeat, Dr. Garwin says he remains hopeful for the test ban.

Mr. Franks says he had definitely planned to run for office again after the Senate defeat, but not right away.

Administration officials had said a Senate defeat for the President's economic plan would have been "catastrophic" for the Asia trip.

After his Senate defeat, Brown was left with few political options.

After his Senate defeat in 1982, many considered Brown's political career to be over.

Asked whether he was nervous about a Senate defeat, he sniffled, fingered a package of decongestants, and evaded.

Now, environmentalists, embittered after the Senate defeat, are lining up against the man they once viewed as a potent ally.

So did his mentor, John J. Parker, after his Senate defeat in 1930.