Of course, neither Sony's stumbles nor Nintendo's wins spell outright victory in the console wars.
But under Britain's curious electoral system, this is not enough to guarantee outright victory to the Tories.
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Polls show President Lula clinging to a lead that could give him an outright victory in Sunday's general election.
Politics in Italy is complicated and outright victory for any party is unlikely.
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Simpson joined him on that mark after a level par 71, missing a 22-footer on the last for outright victory.
According to the interior ministry, Mr Rafsanjani got only 21% of the 29m votes cast, well below the 50% needed for outright victory.
Sample counts by reputable observers and polling companies showed Mr Fujimori ahead, but with less than the absolute majority required for outright victory.
This meant Mr Karzai's total was reduced to below the 50% plus one vote threshold for outright victory, indicating a second round was needed.
But the following month Lady Thatcher stood down as prime minister after failing to win outright victory in a leadership battle with Michael Heseltine.
Both Clark and Edwards have been trying to play down expectations of outright victory, though they are jockeying for the second-place spots in the two states.
Now it could be argued that they did not get the outright victory they desired, still the coalition has been brutal thus far in the cuts imposed through the June 22 budget.
Of course I forgave him immediately, but it is worth reflecting that had his vote been different, outright victory would have been obtained, a memory which I would have treasured even more, to this day.
On May 7th the first round of a three-part fight between Oracle and Google over patent and copyright claims relating to the Java programming language ended in a decision that denied outright victory to either firm.
They followed the triumphs and occasional disappointments of election night on a giant screen, greeting minor adjustments to the vote in key states with gales of applause and reacting to bigger news, like an outright victory, with a hurricane of sound that would have frightened the Beatles off stage.
The rebels, who still control roughly half the country, and the Nigerians and their Kamajor allies, all have had to accept that outright military victory is impossible.
Captain Ricky Ponting's side can claim the outright record with victory against England in their next match at Port Elizabeth on 2 March.
Both teams knew victory would ensure outright qualification for the World Cup finals - a draw being enough for the visitors - but defeat would leave them hoping for at best a play-off and possibly facing an exit from the competition.
Even if his PML-N does not have an outright majority, its projected margin of victory suggests it will be in a much stronger position than the PPP was at the head of the outgoing coalition.
Outright Euroscepticism, they say, would have led to victory.
Then, with the victory of Reagan in 1980, the Democrats' claimed the whining trophy outright.
Lancashire trail leaders Sussex, by eight points, knowing nothing but victory will suffice if they are to have any chance of claiming a first outright championship title since 1934.
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