However, in general, the books only feature mental battles when there is some reason for mind-to-mind contact ( for example, Trump contact ) and magic or Trump is involved in all three of the above conflicts, so it is not clear whether Zelazny intended his characters to have such a power ; the combination of Brand's " living trump " powers and his high Psyche ( as presented in the roleplaying game ) would have guaranteed him victory over Corwin.

However, this victory was not decisive: " Sometimes the Saxons and sometimes the citizens the Romano-British inhabitants were victorious.

However, the invasion ended in 490 BC with the decisive Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon.

However, a battle may end in a Pyrrhic victory, which ultimately favors the defeated party.

However, defeat at the Battle of Salamis would be the turning point in the campaign, and the next year the expedition was ended by the decisive Greek victory at the Battle of Plataea.

However, the Romans won a decisive victory at the Battle of Narasara, killing Shapur's brother, Narses.

However, the Dallas team surged in the final three weeks of the season with a 24 – 17 victory at the Superdome, ending New Orleans ' previously unbeaten season in week 15.

However, Zoff's greatest feat came in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where he captained Italy to victory in the tournament at the age of 40, making him the oldest ever winner of the World Cup.

However, due to Eisenhower's persistence, the pivotal supply port at Antwerp was successfully, albeit belatedly, opened in late 1944, and victory became a more distinct probability.

However a Danish priest on top of a hill overlooking the battle prayed to God, which meant that the Danes moved closer to victory the more he prayed.

However, the Prince's fame was secured with his decisive victory against the Ottomans at the Battle of Zenta in 1697, earning him European-wide fame.

However, Chiron did compete the following year, when he was beaten by René Dreyfus and his Bugatti and finished second, and took victory in the 1931 race driving a Bugatti.

However, the Hamas legislative victory led to a split between the two main Palestinian political parties, with Fatah retaining control of the Palestinian National Authority in the West Bank.

However, Ríos Montt won this partial victory at an enormous cost in civilian deaths.

However, soon after his victory he faced a new threat, the Muslim invasions.

However, inadequately supported by his Italian allies, abandoned by his government ( either because of jealousy or simply because Carthage was overstretched ), and unable to match Rome ’ s resources, Hannibal slowly began losing ground, never able to bring about another grand decisive victory that could produce a lasting strategic change.

However, she was still credited with the most beautiful attack of the tournament in her fifth game victory.

However, to solidify his position in the eyes of the eastern army, he needed to lead its soldiers to victory and a campaign against the Persians offered such an opportunity.

However, his speech appeared devoid passion and even the " victory " celebrations appeared unusual.

However, the nationalists were disappointed in their belief that the Allied victory in Morocco would pave the way for independence.

However, as the campaign proceeded, it became apparent that Lenihan's victory was by no means a foregone conclusion, and that Robinson was a serious contender.

However, on June 1, 2012, Johan Santana pitched a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals in an 8-0 victory.

However, Bethmann-Hollweg was forced to resign and the German High Command, hoping for a military victory, delayed the German reply until 20 September.

However, the Athenian warships participated in the battle nevertheless, and the arrival of additional Athenian warships was enough to dissuade the Corinthians from exploiting their victory, thus sparing much of the routed Corcyraean and Athenian fleet.

However, it was not of innocence in general that I was speaking, but of perhaps the frailest and surely the least important side of it which is innocence in romantic love.

However, in this case as elsewhere it was necessary to arrive at a single standard to be applied to all situations, representing an averaging of conditions, and thus to fix particular points in time which would be considered the dividing points between daytime and nighttime conditions.

However, the nonspecific staining by the Af in tumor sections was considered bright enough to be confused with the staining of small amounts of WTV antigen.

However, all admitted that the `` hindsight '' was not altogether lost.

However, she was able to relax and yield to the moment.

However, in this case the district manager was led to see the errors of his ways.

However, there was no real question of the justice of creating a strong Poland, both industrially and agriculturally, and one unplagued by large minorities of Germans or Russians.

However, the sovereign was not Hobbes' absolute monarch but rather the parliamentary sovereign of Austin.

However, a similar privilege was not specifically provided in section 168 for a person acquiring emergency facilities.

However, the Attorney General of California, at the request of the Secretary of Labor, sought to have the jurisdiction over the issue removed to the Federal District Court, on grounds that it was predominantly a Federal issue since the validity of the Secretary's Regulation was being challenged.

However, the Federal Court held that since the State had accepted the provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act into its own Code, and presumably therefore also the regulations, it was now a State matter.

However nothing on four legs was supposed to be faster than a lion over a short distance, unless it was a cheetah.

However, it was virtually impossible to screen the mob outside, even if Bonner had manpower available for the purpose.

However likely it was, Pauling said, he couldn't limit himself to it.

However, Haney knew it was not a dream.

However, the confession, which was the only evidence against him, was retracted before the trial.

However, compared with March 1960 new car sales of 4,441, this March was off 23 per cent.

( However, there is little evidence that the late Lumumba was a Communist.

However, lacking requested reinforcements from McClellan, now commanding the Army of the Potomac, Pope was soundly defeated at the Second Battle of Bull Run in the summer of 1862, forcing the Army of the Potomac to defend Washington for a second time.

However Copperhead rhetoric argued that emancipation was a stumbling block to peace and reunification.

However, Plato reports that syntax was devised before him, by Prodicus of Ceos, who was concerned by the correct use of words.