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He was defeated soundly by Smith ( who was probably limiting the lethality of his attacks, as he wanted to capture the high-ranking infiltrator alive ), and only overcame Johnson due to the nature of their situation ; he did not wear down his opponent, but merely threw him from the top of the speeding truck on which they were fighting, although he only managed to turn the tables on his foe after he was thrown off himself due to the unexpected arrival of Niobe, who rescued him.
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Its climactic role was to pursue and demoralize a defeated enemy but this chance never came in the Atlanta campaign.
Although she appeared more subdued and defeated, Jones knew she was growing more dangerous.
It was defeated in Congress last year.
A bond issue which would have provided some $3.5 million for construction of the two 900-student schools was defeated by district voters in January.
`` This is the first time in 100 years that a candidate for the presidency announced the result of an election in which he was defeated '', he said.
Their strategy was sound enough and, he reasoned, had been defeated only by Philip Spencer's unwillingness to sanction an idea he had not originated.
However, lacking requested reinforcements from McClellan, now commanding the Army of the Potomac, Pope was soundly defeated at the Second Battle of Bull Run in the summer of 1862, forcing the Army of the Potomac to defend Washington for a second time.
Burnside, against the advice of the president, prematurely launched an offensive across the Rappahannock River and was stunningly defeated by Lee at Fredericksburg in December.
When the Confederate attempt to defend Petersburg failed, the Confederate army retreated but was pursued and defeated, which resulted in Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
In three arduous campaigns, the first two of which were conducted by the emperor himself while the third was directed by Manuel Comnenos ( great-uncle of Emperor Manuel Comnenos ), the Turks were defeated in detail in 1070 and driven across the Euphrates.
He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov.
At the 2 November 2004 election Eni F. H. Faleomavaega of the Democratic Party ( United States ) defeated the Republican candidate and was re-elected.
The Australian team of 1989 was comparable to the great Australian teams of the past, and resoundingly defeated England 4 – 0.
The Chilean Army and Chilean Navy defeated the combined forces of Bolivia and Peru, and Chile took over Bolivia's only province on the Pacific Coast, some land from Peru, also-that was returned to Peru decades later.
Their most famous battle against Rome took place in Argentoratum ( Strasbourg ), in 357, where they were defeated by Julian, later Emperor of Rome, and their king Chnodomarius was taken prisoner to Rome.
Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, then took command of the troops of the league, and after Albert had been placed under the imperial ban in December 1553 he was defeated by Duke Henry, and compelled to flee to France.
In the general engagement which followed, Abner was defeated and put to flight.
The recovery of Azov and the Morea, and the conquest of part of Persia, managed to counterbalance the Balkan territory ceded to the Habsburg Monarchy through the Treaty of Passarowitz, after the Ottoman Empire was defeated in Austro-Turkish War of 1716-18.
A marriage of sorts is arranged between Dido and Aeneas at the instigation of Juno, who was told of the fact that her favorite city would eventually be defeated by the Trojans ' descendants, and Aeneas's mother Venus ( the Roman adaptation of Aphrodite ), who realizes that her son and his company need a temporary reprieve to reinforce themselves for the journey to come.
Hajji Mirza Aqasi sent a messenger to Bahman Mirza to inform him of the spuriousness of Hasan Ali Shah's documents and a battle between Bahman Mīrzā and Hasan Ali Shah broke out in which Bahman Mirza was defeated.
Shortly before this battle the Spartan navy, of which he had received the supreme command, was totally defeated off Cnidus by a powerful Persian fleet under Conon and Pharnabazus.
Cleombrotus was defeated at Leuctra and the Spartan supremacy overthrown.
The first known mention of the city of Akkad is in an inscription of Enshakushanna of Uruk, where he claims to have defeated Agade — indicating that it was in existence well before the days of Sargon of Akkad, whom the Sumerian King List claims to have built it.
In 401 Alaric invaded Italy, but he was defeated by the Roman half-Vandal general Flavius Stilicho at Pollentia ( modern Pollenza ) on April 6, 402.
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I was dead tired and slept soundly, as far as I know dreamlessly.
Although rats would attack him at night, he was able, by domesticating and living near feral cats, to sleep soundly and in safety.
However, in November 1992 elections were held for an enlarged Legislative Assembly and the Government was soundly defeated, casting doubt on constitutional reform.
He attacked the city, but was soundly defeated, and he and his sons were killed.
In the final October 9, 1996 Vice Presidential Debate against Al Gore ( held as the Dole – Kemp ticket trailed badly in the national polls ), Kemp was soundly beaten, and Al Gore's performance is considered one of the best modern debate performances.
Hannibal quickly turned back and rushed to home defense, but was soundly defeated in the Battle of Zama.
The compromise was considered a poor outcome for Michigan at the time ; nearly all of it was still Indian territory, and voters in a state convention in September soundly rejected it.
Harrison was a hopeful for the 1904 Democratic nomination for President, but was unable to negotiate his way through a tangle of conflicting loyalies to different Party bosses ; the nomination went to Alton B. Parker, who was soundly defeated by Theodore Roosevelt.
The system was very soundly built along British lines, so that profits and wages were low but the infrastructure necessary for rapid industrial growth was put in place.
Though Bermuda has been classified as a self-governed colony since 1620, internal self-government was bolstered by the establishment of a formal constitution in 1968, and the introduction of universal adult suffrage ; debate about independence has ensued, although a 1995 independence referendum was soundly defeated.
In the 1945 British general election, Churchill's Conservative party was soundly defeated by the Labour party of Clement Attlee.
This medical ethics book was radical demonstrating understanding of the AMA's guidelines and Percival's philosophy and soundly rejecting all directives that a doctor should lie to patients.
Only one regional referendum has been held to date to seek consent for the introduction of direct elections elsewhere — in the northeast of England — and this was soundly rejected by the electorate.
The blockade of Conon by the Spartans was broken, the Spartan force was soundly defeated and Callicratidas was killed during the battle.
A “ Third Red Army " was led by He Long who established his base area in the Hunan-Hubei border ; by 1932 his forces were soundly defeated and in October 1934 merged with the 6th Army Corps led by Xiao Ke to form the Second Red Army.
In the 1892 presidential election, Harrison was soundly defeated by Grover Cleveland, and the Senate, House, and Presidency were all under Democratic control.
The NDP, together with the poorly organized United Farmers and Workers Party and the United National Party, was soundly defeated by the PPP.
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