His rival, parliament speaker and Fretilin movement candidate Francisco Guterres, conceded defeat.

Correa's closest electoral rival, Guillermo Lasso, conceded the election shortly after it concluded.

Even her rivals concede that former Representative Geraldine A. Ferraro has been leading in all the polls.

Mr. Kim's main rival, Mr. Lee, conceded defeat in the early morning hours, pledging support to "the honorable winner of the presidential election."

Even longtime rivals concede Knight's name is synonymous with the "part-whole" method of teaching, man-to-man defense and the motion offense.

And, at a time when the magazine industry has become increasingly competitive and focused on profits, even Time Inc.'s rivals concede the company's tactics are paying off.

For days, his main rivals have all but conceded the race to him.

Even rivals concede that the Accord has been the benchmark against which family sedans are measured, raising this question: Can the Accord do it again?

Baffert's rivals conceded that Silver Charm looked like the class of the field.

But in the final days here, even their rivals conceded that Mr. Kerry and Mr. Edwards had the momentum.