Sentence examples for victory was based from inspiring English sources

Dark Victory was based on a Broadway play that featured Tallulah Bankhead in the lead role.

Mr. Jonathan's victory was based almost entirely on support from the largely Christian and economically dominant south.

This means that 1.9million Scots didn't bother to vote this year, and Salmond's victory was based on less than 25% of the Scottish electorate.

Ms. Krueger said her decision to declare victory was based on the fact that in many races with narrow margins of victory, "the paper ballots follow the machines".

I believe Ed's victory was based above all on grasping the new opportunities for a radical social democratic agenda responsive to the new times.

John A. Thain, a Goldman co-chief operating officer who was one of the judges yesterday, said that Harvard's victory "was based on the quality of the presentation and the quality of the analysis and how innovative it was".

"Our victory is based on the abiding strength of the Plaza brand, and we are very pleased by the jury's decision affirming our rights," Miki Naftali, president of El-Ad, said in a statement.

His red state victories are based more on family dynasty than personal dynamism.

Mr. Gore's brief, using the language of the state statute that permits election contests, said evidence at the trial demonstrated that Mr. Bush's certified victory in Florida was based on both illegal votes and the rejection of legal votes.

Briefly, he also reflected on his victory, pointing out that it was based on a huge turnout—"and I say huge," he repeated.

"England's only important victory at a big tournament was based as we all know, on a referee's mistake," insists Lars Wallrodt, football commentator at Die Welt.