Barnes said all legal options had been exhausted and the "heartbroken" family finally had to admit defeat.

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To concede is to admit defeat, and to admit to the world that where there is smoke there is fire.

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Only now that Germany and France (along with Italy and Portugal) look set to breach the budget-deficit limits imposed by the pact, does the EU look ready to admit defeat and delay the deadline by a couple of years.

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While it was possible - just - for the Conservatives to admit defeat in 1992 and leave the ERM, it has become impossible for European and US politicians to defend anything other than the brittle front line of globalisation.

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The taxman may have to admit defeat in this dispute but he has managed to gain a number of concessions from Andronikou (a thorough investigation into what has happened at Fratton Park over the last few years being the most valuable) and sent a clear message to the rest of football: pay your taxes.

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Maybe he was ready to drown rather than admit defeat and come up again, feeling awkward and cheated.

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His debut added to the uncertainty surrounding the line-up for the second Test at Headingley and, following the 10-wicket defeat, led captain Michael Vaughan to admit the final XI was a confused selection.

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Rather than admit defeat, America needs the only proven solution to the problem: an accessible legal pathway for immigrants.

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July's hearing saw Williams admit faking a facial cut during the 6-5 defeat by Leinster, who went on to win the tournament, to try and get substituted drop-goal specialist Evans back on the field.

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