For it is an axiom of the House Republicans to do everything they can to avoid even the possibility of outright defeat.

An outright defeat, Mr. Berger said, could vitiate American credibility and "give other countries a pretext" to resume testing.

That case, which is being appealed, was the industry's first outright defeat.

Opponents are seeking significant changes - or outright defeat of the legislation - and raising the specter of a filibuster.

They were beaten back by the Australian Army, which inflicted the first outright defeat on Japanese land forces since 1939.

Because, Cletas my friend, those catapults may spell the difference between outright defeat and stalemate for us.

An outright defeat is hard to imagine, Republicans acknowledge, given Mrs. Clinton's approval rating of about 70 percent in New York.

In contrast to the early 1980's, many guerrilla actions are now a draw or outright defeat.

Hanoi's post-incursion depiction of the border war was that Beijing had sustained a military setback if not an outright defeat.

This innings helped Tamil Nadu to avoid an outright defeat, hanging on for a draw with one wicket in hand.