Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] victory for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We turned our ponies and galloped back to the Legation , where we learnt that news had just come in of a great victory for the Shoan army . |
| 2 | During 1915 , Germany and her bolstered ally , Austria , were to achieve great successes in the east and make large conquests of territory , but any prospect of a quick victory for the Central Powers , upon which all had been so confidently staked , were now forfeited beyond redemption . |
| 3 | But second , enough of an overwhelming victory for the incumbent leader to rule out what has always been the more credible avenue through which change might occur : her own apprehension , reaching her by whatever means , that perhaps the time has come to quit — before the election rather than after it . |
| 4 | Although Sacheverell was found guilty , the decision by the House of Lords on 21 March to impose the mild sentence of three years ' suspension from preaching was widely seen as a moral victory for the doctor over the Whigs , and the news was greeted with ( often violent ) celebrations throughout the country . |
| 5 | President Compaore , in his closing address to the congress , described it as a resounding victory for the Burkinabe people against economic alienation and for more democracy . |
| 6 | WITH all the youngsters now invading the tennis world , it was somewhat ironic , perhaps even worrying , that Chris Evert turned out to be the heroine of the 27th Federation Cup , in Tokyo , which ended yesterday with a predictable victory for the United States . |
| 7 | In a major victory for the concept of affirmative action or reverse discrimination , the Supreme Court ruled by five to four on June 27 that Congress had broad powers to mandate government policies which gave preference to racial or ethnic minorities . |
| 8 | The first local assembly elections in 30 years , held on March 26 , resulted in a clear victory for the ruling Democratic Liberal Party ( DLP ) , despite a low voter turnout of 55 per cent which the opposition portrayed as an indicator of disillusionment with the government . |
| 9 | Much to the British government 's surprise , the elections in early 1980 resulted in a massive victory for the Marxist Robert Mugabe , whose party gained 57 seats , as against 29 for Joshua Nkomo and only 3 for Bishop Muzowera . |
| 10 | The 1920 presidential election results in a sweeping victory for the Republican Party . |
| 11 | Against a background of continuing civil war between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) in the northern and eastern provinces , local elections were held throughout the rest of the island on May 11 , resulting in a sweeping victory for the ruling United National Party ( UNP ) . |
| 12 | The May elections had resulted in an overwhelming victory for the opposition National League for Democracy ( NLD ) and allied parties . |