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Sentence Examples He might as well concede the election right now, or simply drop out and let President Bush run against just Ralph Nader. He played him in the centre of defence and cited the converted striker as one of the reasons that his side did not concede. Zesco who are yet to concede a goal earned the second round berth after eliminating PAS Mates 4-0 on aggregate. Query whether you do not sell the pass once you concede that there might be just a little tiny bit of punishment in there. Even Liberal backbenchers concede that the Prime Minister's first instincts are authoritarian. It was an incredible turn of events to concede a goal after a couple of minutes and then come back in that way. Our passions, they concede, make us false, foolish, inconstant, and uncertain. I certainly would not concede that the Order upon which, for the many proven breaches of it, you were committed to prison, was unlawful. I certainly do not yet concede that it actually exists, until this is proved to me by an indubitable argument. It was a thoroughly unsatisfactory way to concede the three points but entirely in keeping with a game that never threatened to catch fire. I concede that is probably true with respect to most gorillas and most men. An email from another disapproving reader appeared to concede that the exercise regime might be useful. They have yet to concede a goal, but that has been because of luck rather than planning. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither wanted to concede they were wrong. At least celebrity is something the rest of us might willingly concede we don't possess. I concede, therefore, that he might have enslaved the Irish prisoners of war. The remaining 27 didn't necessarily agree with the tough new approach but did concede that environmental tobacco smoke was a serious issue. Those unwilling to concede that the corruption is pervasive generally blame rogue buccaneers at a handful of companies. But I concede that a minority of young people behave worse than they did in my own youth. But it would be erroneous not to concede that the grouping has lost much of its zest over the past decade or so. Show More Sentences Some celebrities squawk about this, but most of them concede, good-naturedly, that they are in the business of public image-making. Even the opposition parties concede that Kim has done a good job in pulling the country out of recession. It is true, I concede, that the whole world seems to be in love with Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Mr Hobson is right, in my judgment, to concede that the Commissioners did not have the power to set Barton Road as a public carriageway. The theorists concede to merely pointing at something which they cannot categorically argue even exists. They were totally outplayed and were very fortunate not to concede further goals. Even physicists concede that quantum physics is mostly irrelevant to large scale phenomena. A tremendous drive set them back on their heels, forcing them to concede a penalty. He arrived with attitude as well as ambition, but those who were offended at the time concede now that he has the game to go with it. It ended a run of 14 games unbeaten and it was a sickener to concede in injury time of both halves. They will give the ball away at times, concede ground and, more importantly, concede goals. Even imperial powers that were determined to retain their empires found themselves having to concede demands for independence. The fact is that to concede a right of this nature would have ruptured Marx's vision of a communist harmony. I've got to say I've never agreed with a word he's said, although I concede that he's funny, if you're a certain type of nihilistic cynic. Comer will concede a height advantage on Wednesday as they have done all year. Clark made two stumpings and did not concede many byes, so he may have had a slight grievance. They were three points clear with time ebbing away when they began to panic and concede silly frees. The most thoughtful and diplomatic of us would concede these points of contention. It took only minutes before Karae was ready to concede the equestrianship title to Yelan. The project's opponents concede the project is tastefully designed, with no Nassau-type high-rises knifing into the sky. Show More Sentences Eleven years later, even his harshest critics would have to concede that Barry has been as good as his word. It is only fair to concede that Robinson does not have the sort of world-class player that Woodward had at his disposal. The Democrats refused to concede on the privatization scheme and the president backed down. Party spokesmen were shouted down, since they refused to concede these demands. Woeful defending from Niclas Alexandersson almost lets Rooney in, but Olof Mellberg hacks the ball over the bar to concede a corner. I think it's time to concede the race and throw my support behind other weblogs. Many in the party seemed helpless before the Republican success, ready to concede the 2004 election. Unionists and republicans both concede that Orde's appointment was a political one. Milosevic lost the elections, but even two weeks later, he still refused to concede defeat. Clara looked momentarily disconcerted but wasn't about to concede defeat after upbraiding Nicholas a moment before. The generality were prepared to concede the importance of religion in other men's lives. The premise is to score more goals than you concede producing tons of wins and few draws. If we concede that being overweight is a health risk and fatty food is a contributory factor, then the fast food pandemic requires attention. Leinster hit back with the weight of numbers and forced Newcastle to concede a penalty try with just five minutes remaining. I concede that the score by the young and promising composer seldom rises above the serviceable. He blamed the container-load of chances United missed in the first half, but was gracious enough to concede Blackburn deserved their reward. Srsly, if you're already going to concede wiredness, then it stands to reason that you want a full-function keyboard. Viduka stops holding his stomach muscles in for a moment and takes out a Brazilian on the halfway line to concede a free-kick. Then in the final minutes of the match some good driving play by Athy saw Gorey concede a penalty. Modern Kantians usually concede that Kant was too optimistic about our ability always to see the right thing to do. Show More Sentences As pointed out by the Crown in its factum, several of the affiants concede this. Four minutes after making his entrance, the wafer-like winger was thwacking Neilson from behind to concede a preventable penalty. Nevertheless, they concede that self-sacrifice must continue to play a role within this ethic of mutuality. I will concede that at the time my views rested on no great fund of expertise. In Taylor House, where all sides concede that appellants will exaggerate, embellish and tell outright lies, his story is pretty tame. Killarney Celtic, have been impressive, with some fine performances and they don't concede too many goals and are proving difficult to breach. My wife tells me there are now many more ladies of the night in Bangkok and Pattaya but I must concede she may have a point. Its celebrated tactic was the boycott, so called from its use against Capt. Charles Boycott, a land agent who refused to concede rent reductions. It's all very well playing great football but you also need a bit of strength and steel about you to make sure you don't concede goals like that. Even opponents of the system concede that it is effective in matching up bullets to the guns that fired them at least some of the time. Obviously we try to concede as few goals as possible but we also want our defenders to play football and not just mark the strikers. Aberdeen are one of the Scottish Premier League's form teams and have yet to concede a goal in five games. They thought he should be reined in and should concede territory to his colleagues to ensure Fine Gael dominance in Mayo. But he blotted his copybook when he pulled Ronaldo's shirt to concede the penalty. He did not concede that the evidence pointed ineluctably to a single conspiracy. But with about 4,350 miles of pipelines crisscrossing the country, officials concede there are many places for saboteurs to strike. He did concede that he would never quite belong at Old Trafford, would always remain a foreigner there. Stradbally were always in control but conceded two bad goals going into injury time to concede a draw. But though we may disagree with the morality of his criteria, we must concede his right to make the allocation in whatever way he wishes. Instead, the aim seems to be to concede possession and prevent other teams using it with any creativity before hitting that quick ball forward. Show More Sentences The Institute concede there was an error on their part, but insist the athlete must bear some responsibility too. Royal first refused to concede and then insisted on a recount, the party looks as splintered as ever. Widdecombe does, though, concede that it is hard to be certain about what never happened. But other types of companies aren't ready to concede their turf without a fight. With neither side willing to concede ground, the UN secretary-general was on a hiding to nothing. Even the most ardent Internet optimists would likely concede that basic reading skills have to precede computer literacy. We are ready to concede that life is the only jarring note in this otherwise perfect symphony of matter. Pressure from Robbie Casey forced two Glenavon players to concede possession and John Martin was on hand to latch on to the loose ball. While they don't concede goals frivolously, getting the ball in the net has become something of a luxury. All that the most severe judges are willing to concede to Romanity is that Rome spread the riches of Hellenism and transmitted them down to us. He did concede, however, that there were some whose quality was so great that they must be saved. For example, he cites their unwillingness to concede that pollen from GM crops could cross-fertilize nearby conventional or organic varieties. Injury and illness to Fallon, the six-time title-holder, saw him concede the championship with three weeks still to go. After all, as the hospitals themselves concede in downplaying their chargemasters, these insurance prices are the ones that affect most patients. Last week's picket forced the council to concede hours of informal and ultimately fruitless talks. We concede that were he able to pull off this feat, an earldom, as opposed to a mere honorary knighthood, would be a more appropriate reward. But as I've never cottoned to either team, I'll concede my sympathy to the unrepresented taxpayers who foot the stadium bills. This is the biggest threat to Rangers because PSG will concede a lot of territory in the hope that one or two decent chances fall Anelka's way. Most of the hunt officials I have spoken to concede that hunting in Scotland today is a pale imitation of the sport they once knew. You seem to concede that by saying there is a miscarriage of justice in the particular circumstances of the case. Show More Sentences One of those singles was due to the Queen's returner misplaying the ball near the goal line and having no choice but to concede the point. He mispronounced several words and phrases and even Republican spin doctors privately concede he was not at his best. While they concede that some of the coca they produce is bought by drug traffickers, they show little remorse. That, I'll concede, makes it at least slightly pertinent to the subject matter. Schweinsteiger chases down Jorge Guaga, forcing the burly defender to concede another corner. Even the stores' harshest critics concede that they provide employment, albeit in primarily low-level service jobs. Even British journalists concede that the dark side of their emphasis on speed and exclusivity is the persistent problem of inaccuracy. The champions were in no mood to concede defeat at that stage. I don't think that answer is obvious, even if we concede that the Bangladeshi government is inadequately responsive. No matter how many Chechens may be slaughtered, we content ourselves with a polite wag of the finger, shrug our shoulders, then concede that massacre is an internal matter. Lloyd finished writing this polemic last October, according to the acknowledgments, and he does briefly concede that the world has moved on from his initial premise. I'm willing to concede that a few of the dozen tunes might be rewrites of songs I have heard before, and the songcraft audibly tails off in the final few tracks. It not only motivates parents to concede to the practice, but also not to report incidences when medical issues arise. By contrast, those religious communities that concede too much to the world are bound to decline. States might have been willing to concede the theoretical justness of the functional principle, but they would not enforce it in real negotiations. We wanted to win the match and are disappointed to concede two away goals. They concede that this will be a legal and constitutional minefield. Rather then consonantly defend their lives and individualism, too many Americans simply concede the altruistic view of man idealized by the Mother Teresa's of the world. That and their tendency to concede late goals has put Wanderers right back in the thick of the relegation battle, just when things were looking up. But in the final analysis, we must surely concede that Stravinsky's serene Apollonian vision of order and harmony was unequal to the moral catastrophe of his century. Show More Sentences That Hamann suffers so much neglect, one must concede, is largely the result of the willfully hermetic impenetrability of his most important works. Most of his supporters in Ohio had all but admitted defeat yesterday morning, too crestfallen to clutch at legal straws and not surprised by his decision to concede. In 1998 the New Labour government refused to concede to the Orangemen. Your players will win points if they pick up red or yellow cards, score own goals, are substituted, concede goals or, if they play up front, fail to score. Even those who feared its corrosive effects on private and public morality found themselves having to concede its associated virtues as well as vices. On two of the most divisive social issues, most Republicans seem to want to concede a quarter loaf and move on. He does concede that these scandals added impetus to the process. Newt ungracious in defeat, Inauguration plans complete So positive he will succeed Forgot he lost should concede. In that country this year a ruling class which had always denied the vote to the great majority of the population was forced to concede universal suffrage at one blow. The Indian defence also looked off-colour and they were lucky not to concede goals as the Pakistani forwards muffed the chances that came their way. To disarm his EU critics, Administration sources say Bush may concede global warming is a problem and offer general ideas for new ways to address it. When he argues against Protagoras' relativism, Socrates gets the sophist to concede that some people are wiser than others when it comes to what is good for the city. By now most honest people concede that the deterrent effect of execution is non-existent and few are unaware of an increasing number of death row exonerations. He must concede, first, that the history of the present crisis is a history of market failure, and second, that perplexity, or indeed sheer ignorance, dominates on all sides. If the union wants more money it has to be ready to concede ground. It is true, as I concede in the essay, that money is fungible. Although it seems clear that he has lost the election, he still refuses to concede. Reporters unmercifully peppered Clark with questions, but she refused to concede any ground, parroting the statements of the premier and her party like a robot. The 28-year-old was seriously unimpressed with the reporting of his decision to walk out and concede a frame while Hicks was still compiling a break on Thursday. Built heritage experts concede that the most severely damaged buildings were not the most elegant, stylish or historic within the bounds of Edinburgh's World Heritage Site. Show More Sentences Clifton were a pairing short due to illness and then had to concede a further three rubbers owing to an injury picked up in the opening game of the first rubber. That jokes that concede the obvious cost little and earn back something valuable in terms of likeability and credibility. A moment later he told members of his campaign that he was ready to concede the election to Bush, which he did several minutes later over the telephone. Europe started the day 10-8 behind and suffered an early blow when Thomas Bjorn was forced to concede his match against Paul Casey because of a neck injury. Fisher was, in fact, due to compete in the qualifying tournament for the men's competition, but was forced to concede her match after getting stuck in traffic in Harrogate. A mass pitch invasion by hundreds of Pakistani fans left a steward badly injured, and forced a team to concede a match for the first time in the history of cricket. I'm not ready to concede any black folk to the right just yet. It left Tadcaster a mountain to climb after the interval but to their credit they tried to make a contest of it and did well to concede only one more in the last 35 minutes. With competition between the various institutions now razor keen, I would have imagined that none of them would want to concede advantage to the other. Clyde recovered their poise sufficiently to make their first concerted raid in seven minutes when Allan Grant's cross forced McDonald to concede a corner at the far post. As a result, her biggest strength, even some Republicans here concede, is her ability to nationalize the contest at every turn. Religious authorities never concede rights to their followers. Someone ready to concede individual rights for greater safety. In exchange for Philip's help against his father, Richard promised to concede to him his rights to both Normandy and Anjou. Eventually she'll always concede defeat and admit that quitting meat is like a nun knocking nooky on the head. Whether you regard Edward Snowden as a sinner or a saint, you have to concede that something went awry when he was given top-secret clearance. I just hope we realise this time we should concede as few throw ins as possible. When I lost, I drove off in a 1937 snit, refusing to concede to Perry. Coastguard chiefs concede that the number of call-outs are probably a cry for help. Sadly, I had to concede that even tied up in red ribbons, homey chocolate shortbreads are just not sexy enough to be gifted. Show More Sentences After the sixth successive system init he had to concede that the database was corrupt. Unfortunately, Hannah's mixed game came to a premature end when her partner Kevin Ruttle pulled a calf muscle and had to concede. And he is not willing to concede he has come to Manchester purely as a bench warmer. Even advocates of the link concede that it is speculative and not based on any verifiable sources. But nobody wanted to concede to being a part of the problem. I concede that the work has been slow so far, but it should speed up soon. The former ruler was forced to concede power to a new government. He did however concede in his letter to Eden that Britain had legitimate interests in Egypt. Almost all concede that Dante, in this passage, is revising a previous opinion about angelology. They were four games through to two and didn't concede a goal at one nail biting point. That temperamentall dignotions, and conjecture of prevalent humours, may be collected from spots in our nails, we are not averse to concede. It is not uncommon for a team to concede a curling match after it believes it no longer has any hope of winning. To concede a match, members of the losing team offer congratulatory handshakes to the winning team. I will be the first to concede that my writeups for the fourth season of The Simpsons have so far been suspiciously devoid of criticism. And it has been, I readily concede, legitimately true at times. This met vigorous opposition and he was forced to concede that the General Assembly should continue to run the church. The city rose in revolt during the revolutions of 1848 in the German states, although the rebels were forced to concede. However, they do concede that the site was probably multifunctional and used for ancestor worship as well. Couldn't even wait for Charlie Smallmouth Bass to concede before basking in the glow. Lex were strong at the back and although determined not to concede they had a lucky let-off when Flint's Lee Jones hit the bar on 70 minutes. Show More Sentences Furthermore, as they realised that Spain would never concede Brazil, they proposed to limit the peace to Europe, continuing the war overseas. He had to concede failure in his first major published research paper, and turned to other issues in frustration. One must concede the need for primitive notions, or undefined terms or concepts, in any study. Although Philip threatened invasion, Eleanor of Aquitaine intervened in stopping her son, John, from promising to concede the land. Farcically the Posh keeper was caught napping to concede a comical own goal three minutes before the break to all but kill the game as a contest. Rays starter Alex Colome pitched four and one-third innings, and didn't concede an earned run. Though Kerzner did concede that being a sock helped with his candor. Inverness captain Darren Dods hauled down Scott McDonald to concede the spot kick and bring his dismissal for a second yellow card. The first one to collapse or concede its ground is declared the loser. I readily concede he doesn't have the waviest hair in the race. In 1188 Henry II planned to concede Aquitaine to his youngest son John. A player may also concede a frame while on strike if he or she thinks there are not enough points available on the table to beat the opponent's score. Germany did, however, concede a late goal to Brazil's Oscar. In the event, England, captained by Flintoff who was deputising for the injured Vaughan, lost all five Tests to concede the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years. Successful at first at containing them, they finally had to concede defeat, allowing Clovis's Salian Franks to occupy the region at the end of the 5th century. In 1982, Spy Kyp was president and together with the Denktator they were both resorting to diplomatic catenaccio, their objective being not to concede a goal. Champion Trainer Ernst Oertel also looks to have a leading chance with Kalahari Desert who, however, has to concede weight to 14 rivals, with the exception of SNF Maher. In 1584, he introduced bishops, but met vigorous opposition and had to concede that the General Assembly running the church should continue to do so. If East took his king the nine of hearts was a winner, if he allowed his partner to win the trick West was endplayed to concede a ruff and discard. England saved their best performance for last and could count themselves unlucky to concede in the final minute and stoppage-time to lose 2-1 in Viborg. Show More Sentences After a long and tumultuous battle with financial institutions over the capitalization of loan origination costs, the IRS now appears willing to concede the issue. He is the first to concede he ran a terrible campaign in 2011, and he insists he is a better contender this time, relying on his strength of retail politics. Examples from Classical Literature You will find the tree to-morrow, and I think you will concede that it is too bulky to have been concealed under these fleshings. I will concede, for the sake of the argument, that this is sound law, and that yours is a logical deduction. In her style, as in what she writes about, we must concede to the artist what we deny to the autobiographer. He was in the unstrategic position of one who asks for everything and can concede nothing. As all will concede, an eclair is, to say the least, an uncertain quantity. It was not too much, therefore, to concede to them this privilege of escape. If we concede to the criminal the right to a further chance we concede it to ourselves. I freely concede the desirability of the results, which you have so glowingly pictured. So far I concede the libertarian contention as to the demoralising effect of Determinism, if held with a real force of conviction. And when you are a Heine, you may very well concede that future Heines should act just so. It was still the Burbank platform, with no changes we could not concede. This point, then, of sewerage we freely concede to the Whigs. I will concede it, my dear Scaramouche, so that I may hear the sequel. I was willing to concede something, and offered a compromise. Residents concede that women in the region are being hoodwinked by middlemen on the pretex of offering jobs. There are also many modifications of language, which we concede to the poets. Spain had no intention to concede, but was resolved to extirpate. The Augustinian did not concede him anything more than lungs. Indeed, many ID proponents concede the Earth is ancient and even accept some forms of evolution, particularly among species that are the furthest removed from human beings. Impressively, Kidderminster have yet to concede a goal and a typically determined display in the final 20 minutes snuffed out a late push for a leveller by Dartford. Show More Sentences However, she is willing to grudgingly concede that there are large numbers of deluded and doltish people out there who may think the little green balls of veg are vile. And indeed Ryan does concede, albeit skittishly, that disadvantaged students are more likely to hold dysfunctional attitudes or display disruptive behaviors. The meek man was quite willing to concede that, but perhaps it rendered the matter even worse, as showing that there must be something appallingly wrong somewhere. Jeremy Noseda loves tossing maiden scorers in at the deep end although this Mutakddim colt will need to be above-average to concede 9lb to Parvenue. Ralph would not concede that the work of the detectives was likely to be in vain, for he thought that the prize offered would greatly stimulate their zeal and activity. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of concede? Words that rhyme with concede What is the past tense of concede? What is the adverb for concede? What is the adjective for concede? What is the noun for concede? Translations for concede Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words conceals concealment concealing concealers concealer concealed-carry Concede conceded concededly concedes conceding conceit 7-letter Words Starting With c co con conc conce conced