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admit defeat

To yield to the opposition or accept that one is wrong in some pursuit. Well, I ran a good campaign, but it is time I admitted defeat in this election.

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David Dewhurst admits defeat. Watch highlights from the speeches and reaction from the candidates' supporters following Tuesday's election results.

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MARINE boss Kevin Lynch admits defeat to Whitby Town was a real sickener.

Lynch hurt by defeat; MARINE

However, he now admits defeat. 'This is a commercial decision and one that we have taken reluctantly,' he said.

Second blow in a week as airline quits Cardiff

Australian captain Danny Buderus admits defeat in the final of the Gillette Tri-Nations Series to New Zealand left "sour taste".

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Sir Alex Ferguson apologises to racing tycoon John Magnier and admits defeat in his pounds 110million legal battle over Rock Of Gibraltar.

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Let's see a more positive management than one that admits defeat.

Sports letter: No ambition

it seems to me that modem society admits defeat when the only treatment it can prescribe is legal torture or legal murder.

A brutal legacy

The 21-year-old will get a chance to shine at Loftus Road with Bobby Zamora cuptied, but Pardew admits defeat could spell an early end to his loan deal.