Also war-time propaganda and cooperation had `` obscured the differences between Russian and Western ideas of democracy '', and it seemed better to have them covered by verbal formulae than to imperil the military victories over Germany and Japan.

Until the Cuban fiasco and the Communist military victories in Laos, almost any observer would have said that President Kennedy had blended a program that respected, generally, the opinions voiced both by Mr. Nixon and the professors.

All others were consolation victories when the Ashes had been secured by Australia.

The subsequent Ottoman victories against Russia enabled the Ottoman Empire to advance to Moscow, had the Sultan wished.

Arizona had postseason victories over the St. Louis Cardinals ( 3 – 2 in the NLDS ) and the Atlanta Braves ( 4 – 1 in the NLCS ) to advance to the World Series where, in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City, they beat the three-time reigning champions, the New York Yankees, 4 to 3, to become the youngest expansion franchise to win the World Series ( in just their fourth season of play ).

Herodotus had no Athenian victories to record after the initial success, and the fact that Themistocles was able to carry his proposal to devote the surplus funds of the state to the building of so large a fleet seems to imply that the Athenians were themselves convinced that a supreme effort was necessary.

However, former California Governor Jerry Brown was scoring victories and Clinton had yet to win a significant contest outside his native South.

By the summer of 1944, victories in the Southwest and Central Pacific had brought the war closer to Japan, with American bombers able to strike at the Japanese main islands from air bases secured during the Mariana Islands campaign ( June — August 1944 ).

In addition to these victories, Bernard also had his trials.

J. P. Harris and Robert M. Citino point out that the Germans had always had a marked preference for short, decisive campaigns – but were unable to achieve short-order victories in First World War conditions.

In previous years, the team had compiled a record of sixteen consecutive victories, but the 1974 squad opened the season with two losses.

In the meantime, Julian had won some victories against the Alemanni tribe, who had once again invaded Roman Gaul.

All the three-cylinder two-stroke post-war cars had some sporting potential and formed the basis for many rally victories in the 1950s and beginning of 1960s.

The German strategy was one which relied upon chance to create opportunities for local victories, such as had happened against Beatty, whereas Jellicoe considered a careful approach always favoured the larger force.

Eugene's European reputation was growing ( Cremona and Luzzara had been celebrated as victories throughout the Allied capitals ), yet because of the condition and morale of his troops the 1702 campaign had not been a success.

The French Revolutionary Wars started in 1792 and ultimately featured spectacular French victories that facilitated the conquest of the Italian Peninsula, the Low Countries and most territories west of the Rhine – achievements that had eluded previous French governments for centuries.

Yet, the extremely bloody battles of Ramillies ( 1706 ) and Malplaquet ( 1709 ) proved to be Pyrrhic victories for the allies, as they had lost too many men to continue the war.

In 1988 the team had its best international result when it reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals with four victories and three draws.

At the outset of Jeanne d ' Arc's appearance, the English had nearly achieved their goal of a dual monarchy under English control and the French army had not achieved any major victories for a generation.

He had a little more success in the non-championship Formula One races, where he ran his own private Coopers and took two victories.

Also Severus Alexander ( 3rd c. AD ) had an imitation of the Macedonian phalanx of 30, 000 " phalangarii " and with this he won many victories in the Persian wars.

Some of his hardest victories have come from fighting single opponents of inhuman strength: one such as Thak, the ape man from " Rogues in the House ", or the strangler Baal-Pteor in " Shadows in Zamboula ".

Napoleon's army had a record of continuous unbroken victories on land, but the full force of the Russian army had not yet come into play.

Morelos adopted the Virgin as the seal of his Congress of Chilpancingo, inscribing her feast day into the Chilpancingo constitution and declaring that Guadalupe was the power behind his victories: New Spain puts less faith in its own efforts than in the power of God and the intercession of its Blessed Mother, who appeared within the precincts of Tepeyac as the miraculous image of Guadalupe that had come to comfort us, defend us, visibly be our protection.

In the 08-09 season their best victories have come against Valencia ( 2-3 ) and Sevilla ( 1-0 ).

Accustomed to victories at the " Academy " in the 1960s and 1970s, Palmeiras fans saw the 1980s come and go without championships or titles.

But the November 1942 election occurred when voters were impatient for the battlefield victories that would later come, and Fish defeated his Democratic opponent by 4, 000 votes.

Petrova had come into the tie with two consecutive clay court tournament victories and a 10-match clay court winning streak, while Dementieva had defeated Henin in their last meeting in Indian Wells and defeated second ranked Belgian compatriot Kim Clijsters on the first day of the tie.

Hulme scored five victories to eventually come home second again behind McLaren, this time on 160 points.

No other rider that year had come close to his fast performances and the " range and variety " of his victories which included 22 first places in major championship races around the country, the League of American Wheelmen Championship which he won on points, world champion in Montreal, and the defense of his own world record in two " strenuous record-breaking campaigns.

He would come back strong, however, to finish the series, and helped the team advance in six games while passing Grant Fuhr for second place in all-time playoff victories.

In fact, many of Sailor Moon's transformations and final victories come as a result of her and Tuxedo Mask fusing their powers together.

However, almost all of these victories tend to come from using excessive force to subdue lesser opponents, or use of tactics that rely on large amounts of numbers and disregard for the safety of his men.

In 1991 / 92, Hendry regained the World title, winning 10 frames in a row to come from 8 – 14 down to defeat White 18 – 14, adding to the victories in both the Grand Prix and the Welsh Open.

It was here that the club played their inaugural home match in the fourth round of the 1998 season on 3 April 1998, having come off the back of three successive away victories.

Navrátilová's last Wimbledon triumph had come four years earlier, but many observers felt that the 37 year-old Czech-born American was the favourite going into the match given her long track record of success on grass courts, whereas Martínez's most significant tournament victories up to that time had been on slower-playing surfaces, particularly on clay courts.

Of course, the victories did not come easy.

After these victories, Chinese armies were tasked with the goal of holding the new territories against incursions and revolts by peoples such as the Qiang, Xianbei and Xiongnu who had come under Chinese rule.

It was a disappointing way for the season to end but the increase in the number of victories from five in 2010 to 14 in 2011 showed how far the club had come in just 12 months.

More victories come by way of an elbow technique than any other strikes.

The victories, however, proved to be something of a false dawn as, over the space of five days in September, an injury-hit Ireland dropped five points from two games and saw their qualifying campaign effectively come to an end.

After a few great victories, Pyrrhus abandoned his Sicilian campaign and returned whence he had come, to the states of Southern Italy.

These disparate voting blocs together formed a broad majority and handed the Democrats seven victories out of nine presidential elections to come, as well as control of both houses of Congress during much of this time.

These victories would come at the cost of six pilots killed and six wounded, and only eight Wildcats still operational.

For example, if Japanese players attain impressive victories, such as capturing Port Moresby or winning Battle of Midway for Japan, it's possible to invade Australia, Hawaii or even San Francisco, victories that historical Japanese commanders didn't come close to imagining.