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- adjective rare Capable of being
defeated .
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Examples
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But it's also true that small and smallish minorities of senators cannot ultimately defeat a bill, and short-term defeatable filibusters are not a bad test of the intensity of both sides.
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I imagine just Temeraire is defeatable, but Temeraire with bell - and top-men, as well as riflemen ..
Hear Him Roar grrm 2010
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But Obama became defeatable when the mere accusation of his not being willing to compromise meant he would have a predictable, automatic response.
Michael Gene Sullivan: Kung Fu, and the Presidency of Barack Obama Michael Gene Sullivan 2010
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Despite his willingness to deal with difficult problems, he had a weakness which allowed his opponents to dictate his reaction, make him predictable, and ultimately defeatable.
Michael Gene Sullivan: Kung Fu, and the Presidency of Barack Obama Michael Gene Sullivan 2010
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Despite his willingness to deal with difficult problems, he had a weakness which allowed his opponents to dictate his reaction, make him predictable, and ultimately defeatable.
Michael Gene Sullivan: Kung Fu, and the Presidency of Barack Obama Michael Gene Sullivan 2010
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But Obama became defeatable when the mere accusation of his not being willing to compromise meant he would have a predictable, automatic response.
Michael Gene Sullivan: Kung Fu, and the Presidency of Barack Obama Michael Gene Sullivan 2010
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May 7th, 2008 3: 56 pm ET yeah, and dubya really came into office with a long list of accomplishments. the bar has been lowered so much by this administration that anybody would be an improvement. does mitt think he's the presumptive vice presidential canditate? as an obama supporter, we couldn't ask for a more defeatable ticket.
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But Obama became defeatable when the mere accusation of his not being willing to compromise meant he would have a predictable, automatic response.
Michael Gene Sullivan: Kung Fu, and the Presidency of Barack Obama Michael Gene Sullivan 2010
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Obama is more defeatable on the issues than he is on the technicalities of his life.
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Despite his willingness to deal with difficult problems, he had a weakness which allowed his opponents to dictate his reaction, make him predictable, and ultimately defeatable.
Michael Gene Sullivan: Kung Fu, and the Presidency of Barack Obama Michael Gene Sullivan 2010
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