This was the first vote which the government had lost.

It was the first case that the American government lost.

However, by 1990 the Soviet government had lost control over economic conditions.

The government has lost a case at the supreme court over human rights.

"For the most part the government has been losing these cases."

In the process, the Government lost a small amount of money used to buy the equipment.

The federal government lost in the courts every step of the way.

The government lost four more similar votes over the next two days.

The government lost the final appeal of that case in 1982.

The government will lose its direct control over the national network.