Although Christian won the war, his victory remained essentially inconclusive.
There was dark hope in investing circles that an inconclusive election in Greece, or a victory by the left-wing anti-austerity party, would provide a sense of urgency to these efforts.
If the overall evidence remains inconclusive, his leading of the under-21s to victory in this summer's Toulon tournament can be seen as encouraging.
At the same time, the inconclusive resolution deprived Gov. George W. Bush of the Supreme Court victory that many in his camp thought was within his grasp after Friday's argument.
Friday night's 3-0 victory by the Phillies was probably inconclusive because the rejuvenated Brett Myers allowed three hits in eight terrific innings, producing a tip-your-cap response from the Mets.
Hezbollah calls the conflict a victory, though others say the ending was inconclusive.
After initial Persian successes such as the capture of Dara, the conflict proved inconclusive and became a drawn-out affair, with Byzantine victories followed by Persian successes, intermittent negotiations, and temporary truces.
The projection of a Bush victory, based on Florida returns that would prove inconclusive, had members of the news media pointing fingers and vowing to not let it happen again.
Tony Abbott, the leader of the conservative Liberal Party, has repeatedly questioned the legitimacy of Ms. Gillard's government after the inconclusive national election on Aug. 21 failed to deliver a clear victory to either side.
Florida's highly contested electoral votes were crucial in Mr. Bush's victory after a prolonged legal and political battle following an inconclusive election.
