But neither incumbency nor Golkar's backing is a guarantee of victory, as Mr Sondakh's defeat illustrates.
Thus, he consistently snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, and was eventually relieved of command.
Stumps were drawn with nine overs left and the Kiwis 220-5, 92 shy of victory.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga says the presidential vote was rigged and he was robbed of victory.
The sad hammer of defeat on one side, the delicious crown of victory on the other.
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If Mr Cardoso's coalition unites around a single candidate, it has every chance of victory.
It eclipsed by one stroke Jack Nicklaus's record for margin of victory at a PGA Championship.
But Steenson made sure of victory to deny Newcastle a bonus point with three successful kicks.
McCain said Monday that he is "confident of victory" in New Hampshire on Tuesday night.
But Smith (33) and Pietersen (29) held firm to give the tourists a chance of victory.
It's a job he takes seriously, as the spoils of victory can be significant.
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This 73-meter-high sandstone tower was built as a symbol of victory in the 13th century.
Despite Clinton's 10 percent margin of victory, the delegate math may not change much for her.
His most famous quotes where he speaks of victory occur at the end of his speech.
Lara birdied the same two holes to give himself a slim chance of victory.
It was Indiana's largest margin of victory this season and New York's worst loss.
The timing of the controls makes Dr Mahathir's cries of victory sound even odder.
It is this 4% of Ukrainian votes that probably deprived Ms Tymoshenko of victory.
But this year New South Wales goes into the deciding game with a sniff of victory.
Sheikh Hasina's control of the League remains absolute, and she appears confident of victory.
He and his supporters are not yet ready to abandon all hope of victory.
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Even so, political reality dictates that Mr Barak must strive for a commanding margin of victory.
The Bush steamroller is creating a self-fulfilling prophecy of victory that flattens everybody else.
Such was the margin of victory that it has been accepted by all sides.
And though Ms Rousseff's margin of victory was smaller than Lula's, she still has a strong mandate.
And not just by a little bit, early reports suggest a double digit margin of victory.
But the Swiss pair breezed through the ensuing tie-break 7-1 to move within one set of victory.
The one lingering mystery of the election is: why was the Romney campaign virtually certain of victory?
Do you think that definition of victory, as initially laid out three years ago, still makes sense?
On the one hand his margin of victory emphasises he is not the choice of his whole party.
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