After 1180 BC, the Hittite empire disintegrated into several independent " Neo-Hittite " states, subsequent to losing much territory to the Middle Assyrian Empire and being finally overrun by the Phrygians, another Indo-European people who are believed to have migrated from The Balkans.

After losing 7 straight games, the decision was made to release head coach Dan Reeves.

After sweeping Minnesota in the American League Championship Series, Baltimore was shocked by losing to the New York Mets in a five-game World Series.

But most damaging, the new situation effectively trapped Russian foreign policy: After 1913, Russia could not afford losing its last ally in this crucial area and thus had no alternatives but to unconditionally support Serbia when the crisis between Serbia and Austria broke out in 1914.

After losing the 1945 World Series to the Detroit Tigers, the Cubs finished with winning seasons the next two years, but those teams did not enter post-season play.

After losing a dismal 103 games in 1966, the Cubs brought home consecutive winning records in ' 67 and ' 68, marking the first time a Cub team had accomplished that feat in over two decades.

After losing an extra-inning game in Game 1, the Cubs rallied and took a 3 games to 1 lead over the Wild Card Florida Marlins in the NLCS.

After losing each of the first two games by two runs, the Rockies opened up a 5 – 2 lead against Matt Cain in the finale of the series on August 30.

After World War II, the club reached the FA Cup Final twice, losing in 1946 and winning in 1947.

After losing the first three games of the series against the Sharks, the Red Wings won three consecutive games to force a Game 7, becoming just the eighth team in NHL history to accomplish the feat ( the Chicago Blackhawks became the seventh team to do so earlier in the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, against the Vancouver Canucks ).

After several years of losing money, the original museum closed down in 1989 and the Evoluon was converted into a conference center, opening in 1998.

After even refusing to give Wallach a token payment for losing out on two jobs, the actor said, " I'll sue you "— to which Leone replied, " Get in line ", and slammed down the phone.

After losing a physical confrontation with Douglass, Covey never tried to beat him again.

After surrender in North Africa and losing the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942 – 43, the Germans were on the defensive.

After losing control of Amazing Stories, Gernsback founded two new science fiction magazines, Science Wonder Stories and Air Wonder Stories.

After defeats in battle, the desertion of his Armenian allies and his failure to capture Parthian strongholds convinced Antony to retreat, his army was further depleted by the hardships of its retreat through Armenia in the depths of winter, losing more than a quarter of its strength in the course of the campaign.

After enduring a few losing seasons, the team returned to contention in 1930.

After several losing seasons, the team, led by Kent Hrbek, Frank Viola, Bert Blyleven, Jeff Reardon, and rising star Kirby Puckett, returned to the World Series, defeating the Tigers in the ALCS.

After a winning season in 1992, the Twins fell into a years-long stretch of mediocrity, posting a losing record each year for the next eight years: 71 – 91 in 1993, 50 – 63 in 1994, 56 – 88 in 1995, 78 – 84 in 1996, 68 – 94 in 1997, 70 – 92 in 1998, 63 – 97 in 1999 and 69 – 93 in 2000.

After losing his northern hill territories to King Prithvi, Chauhan Raja Nawal Singh was forced to move to his southern territories ( currently Tulsipur / Balarampur in India ) and ruled as one of the largest Taluqdar of Oudh.

After losing in the first round to the Vikings in 1997, the Giants needed to close out the season with four wins to finish 8 – 8 in 1998.

After starting 5 – 0 in the 2009 season, New York lost to the likewise undefeated New Orleans Saints at the Superdome 48 – 27, beginning a four game losing streak, in which they lost to the Arizona Cardinals 24 – 17, the San Diego Chargers 21 – 20 and the Philadelphia Eagles 40 – 17.

After losing the conference championship in 2001 to the St. Louis Rams, in 2002 to the eventual Super Bowl Champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers and in 2003 to the Carolina Panthers, the Eagles advanced to Super Bowl XXXIX at the end of the 2004 season, where they lost to the New England Patriots, 24 – 21.

After being defeated in 1898 in the Spanish-American War and losing possession of the Philippine Islands, Spain sold the Palau archipelago to Imperial Germany in the 1899 German-Spanish Treaty.

After a run of regular-season success in the early 1990s ( making the NLCS three straight years ), the Pirates have struggled in recent decades, with 20 consecutive losing seasons to date, the longest in North American professional sports history.

After a protracted, hysterical trial scene more notable for the frankness of its language than for dramatic credibility, the jury, to no one's surprise, leaves the legal question unresolved.

After re-establishing its credibility in 1989, Australia underlined its superiority with victories in the 1990 – 91, 1993, 1994 – 95, 1997, 1998 – 99, 2001 and 2002 – 03 series, all by convincing margins.

" After implying that the book's publisher, Westminster John Knox, was a self-publisher, Grayling went on to write that Polkinghorne and others were eager to see the credibility accorded to scientific research extended to religious perspectives through association — perspectives Grayling labelled " the superstitious lucubrations of illiterate goatherds living several thousand years ago ".

After the airing of the report, many parodies were posted by internet users ridiculing the comment and CCTV's credibility in part.

* February 20, 2002: After discussions on the purpose of the Office in the US media, Douglas Feith, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, assures the public in an interview that Defense Department officials will not undermine the credibility of US institutions by lying to the public, and states that the exact mandate of the office is under review.

After he goes on a hunger strike and is spotted chained to some railings by the nefarious Chancellor of the Exchequer / Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton ( Charles Dance ), he is drawn into a world of seedy political intrigue, as the Deputy Prime Minister tries to use Ali as a tool to destroy the Prime Minister's credibility.

After 1765 Dissertation appeared in every publication of the Ossian to give the work credibility.

After the authenticity of the Ossian poems was disproved, A Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian caused a decline in Blair's credibility.

After staff in Tory's office leaked Eves ' impending resignation, Eves reportedly refused to resign, thereby undercutting the new leader's credibility.

After losing in court, Paine and some colleagues visit Adams at home and attempt to enlist his support and use his credibility as an impartial party in taking a stand against the British.

After the rebellions died down, more moderate reformers, such as the political partners Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, gained credibility as an alternative voice to the radicals.

After his death in custody Carlotta Gall and Andy Worthington published a profile of Hekmati that challenged the credibility of the allegations against him, because the Guantanamo intelligence analysts never realized that the Taliban had placed a $ 1 million bounty on his head.

After the collapse of democracy and the ensuing Nazi protectorate in 1939, the retired professor gained considerable credibility among his younger Czech contemporaries through the performance of several patriotic and morale-boosting works, meant as a musical form of resistance.

After having not had any favorable response from the Prime Minister he approached the Supreme Court and based on the fair credibility of preliminary evidence and documents, the court agreed to take up the petition.

After the Vietnam War, the term " credibility gap " has come to be used by political opponents in cases where an actual, perceived or implied discrepancy exists between a politician's public pronouncements and the actual, perceived or implied reality.

After 1991, the factions clashed occasionally and thus, the rebels lost much of their credibility with the West.

After that fallout, Minaj did talk to Funkmaster Flex about the incident, even though the damage had already been done to both its credibility and to the concertgoers.

After Rescorla's fears were borne out by the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, he gained greater credibility and authority, which resulted in a change to the culture of Morgan Stanley, whom he believed should have moved out of the building, as he continued to feel, as did his old American friend from Rhodesia, Dan Hill, that the World Trade Center was still a target for terrorists, and that the next attack could involve a plane crashing into one of the towers.

After trying to talk to Guy and tell him what has transpired, Tora discovers that Max has mentally influenced the world into believing that she had attempted to murder Guy shortly after the events of Blackest Night, thus ruining any credibility she has.

After completing a lengthy investigation, prosecutors filed a motion to drop all charges against Strauss-Kahn, stating that they were not convinced of his culpability beyond a reasonable doubt due to serious issues in the complainant's credibility and inconclusive physical evidence, and therefore could not ask a jury to believe in it.

After Subotić wrote a press release that was distributed in Balkan print media outlets on August 11, 2009 in which he denies Knežević's charges and further questions Knežević's and Blic editor-in-chief Veselin Simonović's professional and moral credibility, Knežević wrote a lengthy response saying that he stands by every word from his Vijesti, Blic and NIN interviews.

Club, he said " After I did that voiceover, I was very aware of the power of The Simpsons, because in certain quarters, I got instant credibility.

After publication of the book, McCarthy strenuously attacked both Risner ( deeming him " unlikeable ") and Risner's credibility in a review.