Sometimes you have to concede defeat, however painful it may be.

Work - sharing is a defensive strategy; to defeat unemployment we need new, competitive jobs.

This was underlined by a painful defeat in the parliamentary elections only a few months ago.

It would be a victory for the anti - democrats and a defeat for faith in the power of argument.

This is an irreparable loss.

We are witnessing a substantial loss of confidence everywhere.

It is therefore not entitled to loss of income grants.

It would entail huge costs and potential loss of trade.

I am thinking of aspects such as delays, loss, damage, etc.

Quite the reverse, in fact.

The reverse is often true.

We must reverse that trend.

Quite the reverse in fact.

1242 Quite the reverse, in fact.