He was the naïve butt of practical jokes and amorous scheming ( Gautier ); the prankish but innocent waif ( Banville, Verlaine, Willette ); the narcissistic dreamer clutching at the moon, which could symbolize many things, from spiritual perfection to death ( Giraud, Laforgue, Willette, Dowson ); the frail, neurasthenic, often doom-ridden soul ( Richepin, Beardsley ); the clumsy, though ardent, lover, who wins Columbine's heart, or murders her in frustration ( Margueritte ); the cynical and misogynous dandy, sometimes dressed in black ( Huysmans / Hennique, Laforgue ); the Christ-like victim of the martyrdom that is Art ( Giraud, Willette, Ensor ); the androgynous and unholy creature of corruption ( Richepin, Wedekind ); the madcap master of chaos ( the Hanlon-Lees ); the purveyor of hearty and wholesome fun ( the English pier Pierrots )— and various combinations of these.

As a reward, Blood is appointed the new governor of the colony and has the pleasure to deal with his hostile predecessor, now in serious trouble for dereliction of duty, and finally wins the hand and heart of Arabella.

The ill-treated Maria wins the heart of the prince during his coming-of-age celebration, and overcomes the cruelty of her stepmother and evil stepsisters.

Tired of her duties and wanting to enjoy a normal life, Queen Lucy travels to Smallville, where she meets Superboy and soon wins his heart.

If West wins the trick he cannot play another heart without giving the ninth trick to declarer and the tempo to develop more in spades.

Lancelot's flattering chivalry wins over the impressionable young Elaine's heart.

April Kane: A Southern belle who wins Terry's heart.

Most times in a quest, the knight in shining armor wins the heart of a beautiful maiden / princess.

McGinty becomes one of the boss's enforcers, then his political protégé, makes a marriage of convenience, wins the mayor's job as a " reform " candidate, then goes on to the governor's mansion before a change of heart compels him to take public service seriously after he and his wife finally fall in love.

When Hugo punches Conrad, knocking him out with a single punch " live " on The Ed Sullivan Show, he wins Kim's heart, and the young couple is reunited.

In the Summer Tournament, Senkawa matches up against Meiwa Daiichi in the semi finals in a game which will determine one of the finalists but also if either Hiro or Hideo wins Hikari's heart.

He eventually wins Piper's heart, and they marry in 2001.

Against the background of the Mahdist War, the " coward " young Feversham disgraces himself by quitting the army but redeems himself, feather by feather, with acts of physical courage and wins back the heart of the woman he loves.

Now in command of his own personality, along with all of Schön's intellectual capacity, Ivo wins Afra's heart.

* Regenstreif, Gary, " Soprano sings tragedy from the heart She wins world attention, but Argentine can't forget early loss and poverty ", Toronto Star, December 24, 1996, p. D4

Lloyd ultimately wins Diane's heart before the summer's end, and supports her emotionally after her father's conviction and incarceration.

Enigmatic cowboy rides into dusty little desert town victimized by desperadoes, saves the day, wins everyone's heart, then rides off into the sunset, looking better than any cowboy has a right to.

As the morning sun rises over the desert, Nick, now shrunk again by the ray along with Mandy and the car, finally wins Mandy's heart.

Dixon wins the match by split decision, and after breaking his hand in the second round of the bout but still managing to stand toe to toe with Rocky for the full 10 rounds, proves to doubters that he has the heart of a champion.

Cafferty went on to say that " if John McCain wins, this woman will be one 72 year old's heart beat away from becoming President of the United States, and if that doesn't scare the hell out of you, it should!

He eventually catches up to Laney at her home to confess his feelings, and wins over her heart.

But shortly before the departure, Ananyvirág sings a song for Beppo and wins back his heart.

After Yugi wins her star chips back from Panik, an eliminator who kidnapped and strong-armed her into dueling, she has a change of heart and begins to consider Yugi, Joey, Téa Gardner and Tristan Taylor as friends.

Nena, who has only one breast, quickly wins Bond's heart and his sympathy and Bond is convinced that Bismaquer is the one now being referred to as the new Blofeld.

In the lingo of the poker variation Texas Hold ' em, the hole cards Ace – King ( unsuited ) are sometimes referred to as an " Anna Kournikova ", a term introduced by the poker commentator Vince van Patten during a WPT tournament because it " looks great but never wins ".

The player wins the game by solving all the anagrams within the allotted time.

The Diamondbacks, led by Melvin, finished the 2005 season with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.

* 1770 – The Georgian king Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.

In the simplest competition, singles, one of the two opponents flips a coin to see who wins the " mat " and begins a segment of the competition ( in bowling parlance, an " end "), by placing the mat and rolling the jack to the other end of the green to serve as a target.

The Rockies trailed the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres for most of 2007 Major League Baseball season – however – by August, Colorado showed a steady series of wins, while the Division-leading Dodgers began to struggle.

Rockies ended the season with a total record of 83 – 79 ( finishing 3rd overall ) by losing 13 of its last 14 games after getting close to 2 – 3 wins from the NL West leader at one point at almost the end of the season.

Young retired with 511 career wins, which remains the record for most career wins by a pitcher.

Cy Young is tied with Roger Clemens for the most career wins by a Boston Red Sox pitcher.

He scored just four wins, but won the championship by 195 points over Ricky Rudd.

One of his wins that year came at North Wilkesboro, in a race where Harry Gant had a chance to set a single-season record by winning his fifth consecutive race, breaking a record held by Earnhardt.

Earnhardt was very consistent, scoring four wins, and after Ernie Irvan was sidelined due to a near-deadly crash at Michigan ( the two were neck-and-neck at the top of the points up until the crash ), won title by over 400 points over Mark Martin.

He scored what many considered the two most exciting wins of the year – winning by. 006 seconds over Bobby Labonte at Atlanta, then gaining seventeen positions in the final four laps to win at Talladega, claiming his only No Bull million dollar bonus.

Jello, clearly disapproving of the situation, later wrote, " This is their lowest point since Levi's … This goes against everything the Dead Kennedys stands for in spades … The terrified woman later ' wins ' by killing Tarantino, but that excuse does not rescue this at all.

Her function as bestower of authority to rule is also attested in the story related by Livy in which a Sabine man who sacrifices a heifer to Diana wins for his country the seat of the Roman empire.

The Wings finished first in the Western Conference and tied for first in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, but the Sabres were awarded the Presidents ' Trophy by virtue of having the greater number of wins.

On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, the Red Wings set the NHL record for most consecutive wins at home in a single season by winning their 21st home game with a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars, and on Sunday, February 19, 2012, defeated the San Jose Sharks to record their 23rd consecutive home victory, breaking the overall record previously held by the Boston Bruins over two seasons from 1929-1930.

Although the Fortune Deck works as a randomizer, the results obtained by it are entirely arbitrary and subjective, and the GM's absolute power over the game is further emphasized by the three resolution systems: Karma ( the higher character ability wins, modified by situation ), Drama ( the GM decides what happens, by what they think most appropriate ), and Fortune ( more or less the same as the above, with interpretation flavored by a card draw ).