Sentence examples for slight victory from inspiring English sources

That might be it from Harris for now, which would be a slight victory for Amla and de Villiers.

Traditionally a true blue council, Barnet nearly fell to Labour this year but the decisive ward, Childs Hill, was won by the Conservatives, leading them to a very slight victory.

In fact, if this does not foreshadow what looks like a slight victory in November for liberals then it certainly forebodes misfortune for them in the coming years.

The governing parties secured only a slight victory in a controversial parliamentary election in November 2014 in which one of the opposition parties was excluded from the election just two days prior to election day.

The party campaigned for the 1987 general election with the slogan "Own people first" (Eigen volk eerst!, inspired by French National Front slogan "The French first"), and saw a slight victory, winning their first seat in Senate (taken by Dillen), and for the first time two seats in the Chamber (Dewinter and Annemans).

Give yourself low thresholds to reach and be constantly delighted with the slightest victory.

On how N.F.L. veterans learn to treat praise and slights, victories and losses, exactly the same.

With a boost from its afternoon coverage of the N.C.A.A. college basketball tournament, CBS eked out a slight ratings victory on Sunday, edging past ABC as the night's most watched network.

He would dispute the use of the word "uprising," saying that it normally implied some slight prospect of victory.

Although the gap has closed to four points as Liverpool look revived over the winter period, Koeman's men are slight favourites for victory in what could be a crucial clash in the race for Champions League football.

In the bottle on the fourth plinth, the Victory seems slight and flimsy: in Turner's painting, you feel its mass and its power.