But what a barren victory: how can he or any other Israeli centrist persuade Israel's religious hawks to accept the need to give ground on Jerusalem, for example, while America has a president who is not willing to make such a demand?
Despite late Stoke pressure, Tottenham held on for what was a vital victory.
Al-Awlaki has since been killed in a U.S. drone attack in Yemen, in what was termed a major victory in the U.S. efforts against al Qaeda.
Ryan Callahan's and Mats Zuccarello's third-period goals were fitting postscripts to a dominant victory in what had been a tense matchup.
Still, some observers said Mr. Najib had secured what looks like a comfortable victory.
And for the fourth straight day the bears wound up with what amounts to a moral victory.
Soon after the law was passed, Libyans broke into cheers as hundreds congregated outside the GNC, celebrating what many described as a victory.
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The missed free throws, the blown boxouts, cost them what should have been a victory, and they realize things would be a whole lot different if they were coming home tied at two games apiece instead of trailing the Chicago Bulls 3-1.
Luck made a sensational one-handed catch early in what turned out to be a blowout victory against UCLA. Nice.
As for Slovakia, England have already had the early warning of a very difficult game out there, when they had to fight back from a goal down to earn what was ultimately a deserved 2-1 victory.
On April 30, DirecTV scored what should have been a decisive victory in the company's ongoing war with satellite pirates.
Craig Brown's men held on for what proved to be a deserved victory as they purged the memory of last week's heavy defeat by Rangers.
The division in the settlement vote casts a cloud over what the SEC had claimed on Thursday was a major victory.
What looks to me like a runaway victory for Obama goes unsaid because publishers have a vested interest in a tightly contested horse race.
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However, Motherwell coped comfortably with the best efforts of the home side and secured what could prove to be a crucial victory over their rivals.
What makes this opposition dream that a victory is possible?
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And so we congratulate Mr Yudhoyono on what appears to have been a thumping election victory.
Savers rejoice at what they see, rightly, as a victory for property rights.
What emerged was, in fact, a victory of neo-tribalism over the bonds of faith and the exploitation of religion for providing legitimacy to the tribe.
Griffin's breakthrough livened up a dull game and Lowndes injury-time goal wrapped up the points for the Saints in what was in the end a well deserved victory.
At a media briefing last month, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson warned that "choices have consequences, " but didn't say what repercussions there might be for a Kenyatta victory.
Pervez Musharraf was given approval Sunday to run for parliament next month, a victory for him in what has otherwise been a bumpy return to the country after more than four years in self-imposed exile.
"What they did is what happens when panic sets in after they lose a Mississippi House seat, " he said, referring to the Democratic victory Tuesday night in a special election for what had been a staunchly Republican congressional district.
If you step back, what is somewhat remarkable about it, because you see Republicans calling it a victory -- a victory for the tea party or a victory because they stood up to the President on spending -- but remember what Republican goals are supposed to be.
The jury verdict represents a rare victory for companies fighting what they consider to be fraudulent asbestosis claims.
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It was a very successful guerrilla organisation but, even in victory, it almost immediately faced what has become the traditional republican dilemma: should there be a compromise which falls short of the all-Ireland ambition?
It could be postponed until May, in what correspondents say will be portrayed by Pyongyang as a victory.
Gay rights activists said the approval of the bill was a key victory for them, in what is seen as the birthplace of the US gay rights movement.
Manager Jim Gannon had played in all four previous defeats but can savour a deserved victory for his team in what was the most exciting play-off final of the weekend.
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