A rejection would amount to a stunning defeat for Canada's governing classes.

After his stunning defeat, Baksi took a year off.

All the joy had been drained from him in one night of splendid passion and stunning defeat.

Normally, it is football players who can use a week's worth of practice to recover from a stunning defeat.

His decision to withdraw reflected a stunning political defeat for a man considered presidential material by some just a decade ago.

The imperial army suffered its most stunning defeat, losing a thousand men, many of whom drowned.

Many vividly recall the night of the stunning defeat.

This stunning and unexpected defeat led to the Russian Revolution of 1905.

The "mother of all battles" had been a stunning defeat for Saddam.

It had been turned back in a stunning defeat when she arrived.