But The Shadow's initial defeat was only an apparent one.

Saumarez was lauded in Britain, the success of the second action mitigating the initial defeat.

Despite an initial defeat against Croatia, the team advanced by defeating their last three opponents.

He suffered an initial defeat at Gowran in 759.

It commemorates "initial defeat and ultimate victory" of all lives lost on December 7, 1941.

He's nothing much you haven't seen before, but his god is with him, and will resurrect him after his initial defeat.

The magnitude of the initial Soviet defeat was appalling.

The bill was indeed revived by Kennedy and Hatch a month after its initial defeat.

For parents who moved to the district for the schools, the initial defeat has been discouraging.

Despite the initial defeat, people like Ms. Hundt say the news is not all bad.