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The sports minister today capitulated to calls for his resignation.
Their forces capitulated five hours after the bombardment of the city began.
Indeed, we could not compromise any more without capitulating fully.
There is no great merit in confessing his failure to preserve his honour by saying that he only did it when he had capitulated.
Anyhow, we have not capitulated to the clamour.
She capitulated with grace, as we would expect her to do, as a result.
Instead of that, he capitulates to the rebels, on instructions probably, from those in higher circles.
There is no need to admit that he and his colleagues are capitulating to the lobby.
They take their revenge by clobbering the weak, the elderly and disabled while capitulating to the strong.
We are glad that at least he has not entirely capitulated to his back bench friends and their demands.
