1. The elections represented a crushing defeat for the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, which saw its seats in the chamber plummet to 113 from 177.
2. The defeat was so crushing for David that she took four months off to recover and regain her focus.
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3. Party confidence is being eroded by fears that it will suffer a crushing defeat.