However in the second leg he could not help his side avoid a 2-0 defeat.

The government was forced to make concessions to avoid defeat.

He is a man who will use any means at his disposal to break up the coalition and to avoid defeat.

Following on, the local side needed to bat the whole of the third day to avoid an embarrassing defeat.

The female reader of the male text may have to do this to avoid defeat.

If the president is to avoid a debilitating defeat, the atmosphere has to change.

If the Stars had scored either extra point, they could have avoided defeat.

She will hope to avoid such an agonising defeat in London.

The question is whether they can avoid a third straight defeat once they get there.

Hearts knew that they would have to avoid defeat in their match to win the championship.