"Gorbachev should learn how to live through defeat the way Yeltsin has," Kovalev said.

Many of the players have come up together, agonized through defeat together and now want to succeed together.

Namely, the person learns to talk themself through personal defeat.

"Somebody who has lived through defeat will always look differently at things."

Slaves were either born into slavery, or were forced, often through defeat in war, into it.

They still shook their heads at the audac- ity that would have snatched victory through defeat.

This association would explain the Qing conquest through defeat of fire by water.

Black Hawk feared that the white militia and its allies would seek revenge through his total and utter defeat.

Five left through retirement or defeat, but another four must leave to get down to the 15 slots in the next Congress.