Sentence examples for ostensible victory from inspiring English sources

Ironically, in this case, if the SRST had been able to halt the DAPL, that ostensible victory would work against their stated goals, by creating added risks to tribal lands from increased oil and gas shipment by rail or truck.

A recent Constitutional Court ruling places responsibility for foreign policy firmly in the hands of the prime minister and his cabinet.Mr Komorowski's victory means that the last ostensible barrier to necessary but possibly painful reforms, especially of the bloated public finances, has fallen.

Although the ostensible reason for mounting "Shajiabang" was the 55th anniversary of the victory over the Japanese in World War II, tying the performance to this occasion was merely an excuse, an imaginative means of forestalling criticism by the many Chinese intellectuals who think model operas should be relegated to the dustbin of history.

In the words of Melvyn Goldstein, a Tibet scholar at Case Western Reserve University, the Dalai Lama's ostensible successes at building support in the West "look more and more like Pyrrhic victories".

In particular, I'm proud of our beating up on our ostensible allies, the Democrats, for helping turn what looked like surely a lost vote a few weeks ago, into a victory this past Tuesday night.

The ostensible reason — get this!

At least, ostensible ones.

His ostensible mandate was reform.

The ostensible reason: so-called Communist influence.

His ostensible crimes were espionage and terrorism.

The past weeks have seen challenges based on ostensible felony status in Florida, ostensible deaths in North Carolina and ostensible address problems in Ohio, among others.