But it was an even more resounding defeat for the Nationalists.

In 1911, the Liberals, favoring free trade, suffered a resounding defeat.

It was a resounding defeat for the Irish forces.

Although they had suffered a resounding defeat, the Scottish government refused to come to terms.

It takes an exceptional man to admit to a resounding defeat.

But Joe Ford's resounding defeat has some questioning the family's hold on power.

Three months later she suffered a resounding defeat in elections.

Ultimately however, this was not sufficient to prevent a resounding defeat when it returned to the polls in 2007.

This probably contributed to the resounding defeat of the proposal (108,761 votes to 27,995).

After a resounding defeat in 1997, they have spent three years struggling to be taken seriously as an opposition, let alone as a possible government.