Admitting the suicide "would have been to recognize total defeat," the magazine continued, while assassination "created better conditions for confronting the usurpers."

Recognizing defeat, the young man from Castle's murmured something about seeing what he could do and wilted away from the spot.

"If you don't recognize defeat, or you don't show it, you can last a great deal longer."

Looking from one shining and determined face to the other, Jerome recognized defeat when he saw it.

Caroline, recognizing defeat, gave in as gracefully as the mother of an eleven-year-old can.

The imam, recognizing defeat with the dignity his office demanded, turned on his heel and walked away, followed by part of the audience.

Recognizing defeat when it stared at her, Jo acquiesced with a heavy sigh.

But as his hand grasped her arm, she recognised defeat, and, halting, she swung around.

After an hour of exhausting concentration they recognized defeat and pulled their arms back from the now-useless tasks they had been doing.

Nothing, of course, her word was as good as his and Dumarest recognized defeat.