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Examples
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Ceding Arsenal plenty of possession and playing on the break a tiring Sunderland looked poised for a point.
Sunderland fans salute Arsenal's storybook goalscorer Thierry Henry 2012
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Ceding that Christine O'Donnell, the candidate who knocked off Castle, would lose the election, Martinez added, "I believe in winning myself, but, you know, I'm just saying."
Mel Martinez Takes On DeMint: 'He Defines Success Differently Than I Would' The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Ceding powers to the euro zone would amount to a risky political gamble by Mr. Sarkozy, five months ahead of France's presidential election next spring.
Sarkozy Proposes EU Reforms David Gauthier-Villars 2011
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Ceding air superiority through careless budget cuts today will mean more casualties on the ground tomorrow.
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Ceding morality to the anti-government forces is a dangerous omission, and it was useful for the president to fill the void on his side of the argument.
Hey, it's my Constitution, too! Ruth Marcus 2011
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Ceding that Christine O'Donnell, the candidate who knocked off Castle, would lose the election, Martinez added, "I believe in winning myself, but, you know, I'm just saying."
Mel Martinez Takes On DeMint: 'He Defines Success Differently Than I Would' Sam Stein 2010
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Ceding the top two spots to rival Coca-Cola Co. marked a huge embarrassment in a cola war that traces its roots to the 19th century.
PepsiCo Wakes Up and Smells the Cola Mike Esterl 2011
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Ceding that Christine O'Donnell, the candidate who knocked off Castle, would lose the election, Martinez added, "I believe in winning myself, but, you know, I'm just saying."
Mel Martinez Takes On DeMint: 'He Defines Success Differently Than I Would' Sam Stein 2010
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Ceding control of a country for an envelope of cash and promise of rewards to come, or a lack of punishment.
Nick Abbot: The Fall Of An Empire? Nick Abbot 2011
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Ceding America's role in world affairs is not an act of becoming modesty but a dangerous signal of weakness to friends and adversaries alike.
Israel and the Crisis With Obama John Bolton 2010
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