How To Use Concede In A Sentence

Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third. The Sun
But Salmond appeared to concede that he had overreacted in his response to the PCC.
I concede that seniority should not be the sole criterion.
Sadly, I must concede, that it was an understandable response in that milieu.
The modern historian sees greater variety than the thesis's defenders wished to concede.

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After losing this decisive battle, the general was forced to concede.
Neither Pislar nor Knittel conceded and the two raced the full 2000 metres with Knittel finally getting the better of Pislar.
Liverpool can not afford to concede a goal tonight-and James has yet to keep a clean sheet.
He conceded that without such filler and with weep holes, air could come into the building and might affect the heating.
Clara looked momentarily disconcerted but wasn't about to concede defeat after upbraiding Nicholas a moment before.
However, he conceded that the Government was yet to get a handle on the situation, as younger offenders were getting their hands on illegal guns.
It is tough to win games when you concede two penalties and get a man sent off! The Sun
The Waterford team have now scored a total of 14 goals in their three games played and they have conceded only one.
And there are plenty of military types willing to concede that the ‘plan’ may be a non-starter.
In ruling out a Yes vote from the get-go, Israel conceded immediate defeat in the world body, in the process forgoing a range of tactical advantages it could have gained by signaling qualified support for a resolution and then negotiating to help shape its wording to a text Israel could have profited by backing. Bradley Burston: Ten Reasons Palestine Is Right to Bring its Case to the UN
A majority of shareholders supported the motion, Mr Breuer privately conceded.
Hysen handled the ball and conceded the penalty that gave Manchester United the lead.
Wasps conceded two within kicking range in that time. Times, Sunday Times
No-one wants to see a team of cloggers but again it was no coincidence that away from home City conceded just four free-kicks.
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.
The president is not expected to concede these reforms.
He had to concede at the end of his term that he had failed to deliver it. Times, Sunday Times
Last week's picket forced the council to concede hours of informal and ultimately fruitless talks.
But he also concedes that because of its themes, and their comedic treatment, the film could have a rocky reception.
Gone was the era of gunboat diplomacy, gone the treaty port concessions, gone the specially conceded naval bases, the military missions, the ill-disguised interference in Chinese affairs.
They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their past ten games and have conceded nine goals in their past four outings. Times, Sunday Times
Within 60 seconds of that score, however, Scotland conceded a try of unutterable amateurishness.
No one knew if he could finish the match or would be forced to concede.
In the end, James concedes that modern Celts exist as a legitimate ethnic group on the grounds that they are self-naming and have a shared sense of difference and history.
Even new-media producers concede there is considerable expense and technical expertise needed to surf the Internet.
Three reds remain but Hendry surprisingly concedes to leave his opponent just one frame from victory.
Although markets were jittery during the day as votes in the key state of Ohio were counted, stocks were buoyed after Mr Kerry conceded defeat.
The firm should concede a significant salary increase to its employees.
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.
Stats that may or may not be relevant for today's match: * Four of the last five Utd v Liverpool games have had at least three goals* United's league record last season after Champ Lge matches: W3 D2 L5* There have been six red cards in the last seven matches* United have yet to concede a goal at Old Trafford this season* Liverpool are yet to score a league goal away from home this season Man Utd v Liverpool - as it happened
Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right.
We didn't stray, we didn't cry uncle, we didn't concede anything that would affect us in the long run.
‘It does sound a bit tzigane [French for Roma Gypsies],’ Arbez concedes. ‘You don't know whether it's happy or unhappy.’
Potter confessed City's second-half showing could not match that of the first but believed Radcliffe deserved credit for stemming the flow of goals conceded before grabbing a late consolation ten minutes from time.
He is the last man to concede that it is flawed or failing as a concept. Times, Sunday Times
Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third. The Sun
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.
We conceded only one chance and would have been very unlucky if they had scored. Times, Sunday Times
Since then, other building trades, such as the cement masons and bricklayers, have conceded similar changes in their labor contracts with the city.
A strong defensive partnership between Ellie Hargreaves and Annabel Graham at the back prevented any goals being conceded during the morning.
Those unwilling to concede that the corruption is pervasive generally blame rogue buccaneers at a handful of companies.
Yet the former England manager concedes that a far more sobering scenario could have awaited his team had they not strengthened during the mid-season transfer window. Times, Sunday Times
The Chinese have yet to drop a match and have only conceded two goals while Germany started well before going through a dry patch during the pool phase.
It was, they might concede, yes, for now, genuinely quite interesting; a bit of an anomaly, but we had all the time in the world and there was nothing particularly at stake - or if you like there was something very particular at stake, the anomaly bit, but it would soon be an anomaly no more and no rush about it. Encasement
Taking the argument to a highly respectable theologian, she won her point (‘'tis I that must be confuted,’ he conceded graciously).
Nagin conceded that officials at every level probably made mistakes. Can’t have it both ways « BuzzMachine
The batsmen were also helped by some wayward bowling with 61 extras, including 40 wides, being conceded.
He was totally deflated by this remark and conceded defeat.
It was more closely modelled on the imperial system than either critic or supporter ever concedes.
She readily conceded that pasta is difficult to keep hot (it did say warm on the menu) but the chick peas were definitely undercooked.
Most important, it has forced scientists to re-evaluate their methodologies, as even Wager's rebuttal concedes that the nonindependence error Vul discusses can in fact inflate correlations (much of the argument is over how much). SEEDMAGAZINE.COM
Or Bobo Balde crazily barging David Clarkson off the ball as the Motherwell man bounded into the box four minutes later to concede a penalty slotted away by Richie Forlan for an equaliser.
Knew to refuse to concede defeat of struggle spirit.
Indeed, appellees conceded as much at oral argument.
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.
Schweinsteiger chases down Jorge Guaga, forcing the burly defender to concede another corner.
It was the only time I ever heard Murrow privately concede that the fear with which McCarthyism was poisoning the soul of the nation had penetrated his soul as well.
Tunisia had strung a quintet across midfield, conceded territory and possession but bit on the counter and led in the eighth minute.
The opposition, alleging fraud, had refused to concede defeat in Guanajuato.
For the first time in living memory a presidential candidate claimed the White House before his rival had conceded the race.
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.
But in the absence of any evidence, Thune took the high road and conceded the race.
The only disappointment for the Villagers was the fact they conceded a controversial converted try late on to deny them a prized clean sheet.
The American salesman, everyone concedes, is the American salesman's easiest mark.
Declarer has no entry back to dummy and is forced to concede 2 Heart tricks.
The ballot is taking time to organise , concedes a GMB spokesman.
A complete breakdown of budget talks could push rates back up, at least temporarily, analysts concede.
He said:'If we had conceded at the end it would be the most disappointing moment of my career. The Sun
In the 1814 plan there was no hope to reconquer the United States, but with a British army firmly ensconced in the interior of New York, amid what the British yet again assumed was a sympathetic population, the Americans might have to concede a more southerly border for the Canadian provinces, if not in New York, then perhaps in Maine. Between War and Peace
Both are intense competitors who refuse to concede defeat.
The premise is to score more goals than you concede producing tons of wins and few draws.
Swearing-in of new President On Nov. 1 Kaunda conceded defeat after about a third of the results had been publicly declared.
But to concede again straight away was a sickener.
Party spokesmen were shouted down, since they refused to concede these demands.
I fully concede that you may not go through cost-benefit analysis in devising your preferred list of rights or your preferred set of first principles. The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge
It is, as some senior officials conceded, a pick 'n' mix approach to policy.
Another six rounds followed before she conceded defeat on a second. Times, Sunday Times
They have only conceded one goal in open play and no more than one in any game. The Sun
So you concede that no condemnation from the UNSC is forthcoming. The Volokh Conspiracy » “Free Gaza” Activists’ Version of the Ship Incident
Although the trust concedes that the spread of flush lavatories is an advance it bemoans the fact that only 40 per cent are dual flush. Times, Sunday Times
They were three points clear with time ebbing away when they began to panic and concede silly frees.
England about the abolition of the Briton's old favourite sports, it was conceded by all but a few, that from the custom of boxing, singlestick and backsword playing, wrestling, &c. arose the good temper which distinguishes that people -- Englishmen being less subject to violent fits of anger than the people of any other nation in the world. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1
Knowles refused to concede her error.
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.
Wall Street has conceded defeat on that one. Times, Sunday Times
In Minneapolis, the city's multifaced plan to fund a stadium hit another obstacle Thursday, when officials conceded that the city's revenues remain $55 million short of the spending goals. Www.startribune.com
Second, the knights and burgesses soon realized that they held the purse strings: the Second Statute of 14 Edward III (1341), sometimes called the Statute de Tallagio non Concedendo (no taxation without representation) required that all nonfeudal levies receive parliamentary approval. 1347-55
Nor would Edwin concede more than a spineless encouragement that she be hopeful and humble in their work together.
Midway through his piece, Hoyt concedes the Times erred when it reported that O'Keefe entered the ACORN offices dressed as a pimp "in the outlandish costume -- fur coat, goggle-like sunglasses, walking stick and broad-brimmed hat ... Peter Dreier: Why ACORN Fell: The Times , Lies, and Videotape
I created you concede the fact that I do not have to love again perfunctory explanation.
He reluctantly concedes defeat, not in food, but on wine. Times, Sunday Times
With respect to the windows, the doctor conceded that the plaintiffs were not holding the defendant company liable for the design of the windows.
Now he has been forced to concede that only those sentenced to less than a year should be enfranchised. Votes for prisoners: Bang to rights | Editorial
Another team concedes a penalty in the last minute. The Sun
I created you concede the fact that I do not have to love again perfunctory explanation.
From the beginning Killarney were eager to gain revenge on St. Declan's for a defeat they conceded to us two years ago.
But as I've never cottoned to either team, I'll concede my sympathy to the unrepresented taxpayers who foot the stadium bills.
I created you concede the fact that I do not have to love again perfunctory explanation.
Having conceded just 17 frames in five matches at this event so far, he is a certainty to climb into the top 40 in the world after this tournament.
Even British journalists concede that the dark side of their emphasis on speed and exclusivity is the persistent problem of inaccuracy.
Stafford Smith concedes that Britain is much more active now than in previous years.
It was the judicial authority to enforce, but not to expound, fundamental law and was limited to the concededly unconstitutional act.
Suppose we concede, as well, that every such physical event is causally unproblematic.
The young man conceded without a contest.
But eventually he was forced to concede that religious and regional fanaticism threatened to overwhelm his reforms.
With these words of faint praise, Maskelyne tactfully conceded a few major flaws in the lunar distance method.
Notwithstanding those performances, Forsyth conceded he may have to do the embarrassing end-of-season forfeit for players who finish the campaign try-less.
Teams who concede more free kicks often do that because they are fouled more and thus embroiled in dirty games. Times, Sunday Times
AMERICA has finally conceded that small might just be the next big thing on wheels. The Sun
Chiddingfold should have taken the lead after five minutes when Rob Madgwick conceded a penalty for a trip.
He was forced to concede there might be difficulties.
Sound quality, he concedes, is a problem - galleries are 'boomy'. Times, Sunday Times
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.
In the 1814 plan there was no hope to reconquer the United States, but with a British army firmly ensconced in the interior of New York, amid what the British yet again assumed was a sympathetic population, the Americans might have to concede a more southerly border for the Canadian provinces, if not in New York, then perhaps in Maine. Between War and Peace
For, let it be conceded that the solution of any Ghatti leaving an insoluble residue is a mixture of arabin and metarabin in the same ratio as our "maximum" solution, only more diluted with water, then from the found viscosity we obtain a point on the curve for dilution, which gives the percentage of dissolved matter. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891
Zesco who are yet to concede a goal earned the second round berth after eliminating PAS Mates 4-0 on aggregate.
Stam played, and against a modest team United's defence conceded two goals.
Attacking Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause, a favorite move of opponents of the New Deal, has consistently failed — even conservative Supreme Court Justice Anontin Scalia concedes the point — and the doctrine of "interposition," offered as justification to block civil-rights legislation, has been discredited for five decades. After the Fall
Injury forced Hicks to concede defeat.
The first force is the inclination of the masses to convert into reality the political rights conceded to them on paper.
"Maybe," I conceded delicately, not wanting to be the one to crush her dreams.
As Finland's last rock slid down the sheet to make it 10-4 after eight, Howard and Gushue shared a hug, knowing the Finns were about to concede. USATODAY.com - Canada downs Finland to finally win gold
While playing into a cold north-westerly breeze, Bruff kept the deficit down to a manageable size until just before half time, when we conceded two quick goals.
Although they held out until halftime, they conceded three more strikes in the last half-hour. The Sun
She may even concede that hospitalisation is best, at least for the last trimester.
Sixteen goals conceded in 19 games is identical to last term. The Sun
Schlosser visits a McDonald's in Plauen, a grim town in what used to be East Germany, and concedes that it's "the nicest, cleanest, brightest place" around. Hold The French Fries
The Home Office did concede one point - proposals over the warrant issue originally said a warrant would be OK if simply approved by a police superintendent or equivalent.
Without the army, the imperial government lost its nerve and conceded the radicals' demands.
With the rows often ending in costly battles, many administrators admit that they quietly concede to the demands. Times, Sunday Times
Last summer, he conceded defeat to common sense. Times, Sunday Times
Although the trust concedes that the spread of flush lavatories is an advance it bemoans the fact that only 40 per cent are dual flush. Times, Sunday Times
Yet conversely, that was when they tried playing all the rugby and conceded their second try. Times, Sunday Times
Although Mackay won the ninth there was no way back and she conceded the match and the women's championship at the 14th.
Emerson concedes that the new Clinton administration sometimes failed to communicate effectively.
the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial
Ever since the 4-0 win over Manchester United in the quarter-final of the Carling Cup the Israeli has made a point of removing his West Ham scarf and throwing it to supporters but the club shop was unable to keep up with his repeated need for a replacement and he was unable to wear his preferred type of neckwear for last weekend's trip to Goodison Park, where West Ham conceded a last minute equaliser. West Ham sign Gary O'Neil in time for Carling Cup semi-final
The recipe shows its age: David is forced to sadly concede that, as clams are unobtainable in this country, mussels or cockles make an acceptable substitute – "but fresh ones, not the lethally vinegared kind in jars". How to cook perfect spaghetti alle vongole
Guerin conceded it wasn't always that way, including his stint with the New York Islanders. Trade deadline acquisition Guerin back in Finals after 14-year hiatus
Part of the dismal run is the team's porous defence which has conceded an incredible 52 goals in 29 matches.
In the end, Adam conceded the race lead to Ollie knowing fourth or above would secure an overall victory.
She concedes that the absence of hard information limited the scope of her study. The Times Literary Supplement
They recognized that if they once conceded the moral principle, even in extreme cases, their legal position would become untenable.
This dictionary is generally conceded to be the best in China.
The French have been blamed by loyalist mobs for brokering a recent peace deal that the government supporters say concedes too much to the rebels.
Hirsch concedes as ‘self-evidently true’ the notion that one cannot know for certain the author's intended meaning.
But he does, in the end, concede one current admiration. Times, Sunday Times
Many northern Whigs and southern Democrats thought the end result conceded too much to the other section. America Past and Present
He can concede that he has shifted positions on major issues, just as the Republicans assert.
It was a thoroughly unsatisfactory way to concede the three points but entirely in keeping with a game that never threatened to catch fire.
In the end King Birendra resisted the hard line and conceded before the massive peoples' movement for democracy.
The opposition of those Protestants who are closest to the spirit of primitive Protestantism rests, as we have said, on the fear that whatever is conceded to the authority of the Church detracts correspondingly from the authority of the Word of God in the Bible. Scripture
Government sources concede the airport has been placed on hold due to a deepening financial crisis. Times, Sunday Times
When the employer broadly conceded these demands there was nothing left to fight over.
Part of her problem, she concedes, is that she's " not very strong-willed ".
The Wildcats conceded 40 points just once this season - a 40-6 Belle Vue drubbing at the hand of the Bulls in round three.
She, who concedes that at this stage of her career she is in the privileged position of not needing to make records for the money, says she is unworried.
In South Africa 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.
I'm willing to concede that I have hurt her, but that's not my real intention.
Although the trust concedes that the spread of flush lavatories is an advance it bemoans the fact that only 40 per cent are dual flush. Times, Sunday Times
It was a kick in the teeth to concede the equaliser so late on.
It must be conceded that different judges have different approaches to these cases.
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They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their past ten games and have conceded nine goals in their past four outings. Times, Sunday Times
In their past five, they average more than five tries a game conceded. Times, Sunday Times
Activists concede that while the regime remains intact they cannot compete with the overwhelming firepower deployed on the ground. Times, Sunday Times
It is very magnanimous of you to concede that "maybe" the PCSO was wrong to accuse the preachers (who were doing nothing either illegal or intendedly provocative) of a "hate crime". On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
It is, as some senior officials conceded, a pick 'n' mix approach to policy.
Clark made two stumpings and did not concede many byes, so he may have had a slight grievance.
We return to the issue of how 'cosseted' people like him are and he concedes: 'The rock world does take you a little bit away from reality. Home | Mail Online
He reluctantly concedes defeat, not in food, but on wine. Times, Sunday Times
They have yet to concede a goal, but that has been because of luck rather than planning.
Score four, concede five, you get nowt! The Sun
Environmentalists concede that it will not be easy to persuade car drivers to use their vehicles less often.
The richer nations will never concede equal status to the poorer countries.
From the free kick we conceded a goal. Times, Sunday Times
The Bulls conceded their points-difference advantage at the head of the standings to St Helens, who beat Halifax 40-on Friday.
Pressure from Robbie Casey forced two Glenavon players to concede possession and John Martin was on hand to latch on to the loose ball.
Also in the second period the home rearguard were fortunate not to have conceded a second goal.
In the ensuing minutes, Chelsea almost concede two: Ambrosio saves brilliantly from a Dado Prso header, before Chelsea are forced to clear off the line from a Morientes scissors kick.
Arnold seems favourably inclined towards Julius Nyerere's ujamaa system of village socialism in Tanzania, but concedes it failed before it was abandoned.
Many of the 35 points conceded can be put down to a fusing of the brainbox rather than defensive lapses. Times, Sunday Times
The situation at the break, 1-0 ahead, was familiar to Kendal but in their three previous matches they had failed to score, conceded goals and lost.
The king finally agreed to concede further powers to Parliament.
He conceded that the size of the holding was still modest by the standards of most Oxford delegates.
Opponents concede she makes a persuasive case for change but she has failed to cast off sectarian baggage. Times, Sunday Times
The only difference was this time we didn't concede four goals. The Sun
Given such intentions, it would be more than unreasonable to expect the likely victor at the polls to concede a federal system. Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa
With three minutes left, they carelessly conceded a corner. Times, Sunday Times
This, conceded the correspondent, ‘laid the ground for every conceivable rumour’, and contributed to alarmist reports in the Western media about the scale of the damage.
The generality were prepared to concede the importance of religion in other men's lives.
The drug rejoinder is foolish because it’s based on a time dimension that doesn’t come into play in the music discussion; the enemies of traditional copyright for music in the digital age don’t concede the substantive rights of producers to be compensated for their work even for five minutes. Matthew Yglesias » Intellectual Property is About Consumers
He conceded that in his evidence in chief he had testified according to a statement compiled out of information he supplied to his police handler.
The president is not expected to concede these reforms.
He conceded that persuading customers to back the noble Riesling grape would not be the easiest thing Tesco had ever done, but he was confident.

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