But the chapters of his own life have not always ended in clear-cut triumphs.
To some, it is a clear triumph.
"Night Fantasies," which concluded the recital, was the evening's clear triumph.
You got a Plan B?" Rodeo has treated athletes whose success is a clear triumph of the human spirit over modern medicine.
Groups such as War On Want have been highly critical of the G8's ambitions and achievements, but in PR terms, the summit was a clear triumph.
Considering what a clear triumph the final bill was for the Republicans, cutting $2.4 trillion in spending without a dime of new tax revenue, at least a few candidates would logically have supported it.
His standing is a clear triumph over the insurgent, tea party element of the GOP, both in Utah and nationally, and it has served notice that the establishment can fight back.
The turnout was nevertheless a clear triumph for the Kremlin, which has been criticized by human rights groups and some Western officials for staging a major election in a region still roiled by war and by atrocities on both sides.
