It was a short-lived victory, but a victory nonetheless.

But this fit of morality hardly survived their short-lived victory over the old regime.

With loyalists displaying the same passion and violence, the rebels achieved only short-lived victories.

But whether the Federal Express vote signals a long-term breakthrough, or turns out to be just a short-lived victory, is far from clear.

This was the scene of a short-lived Balinese victory over Dutch troops in 1894.

Morelli and I had done battle before with only short-lived victories on both sides.

Of the Senate vote, she said, "It will be a very short-lived victory.

Even a short-lived Democratic victory would be better than no victory.

The speed with which the next Borg showed up gave new meaning to the term "short-lived victory."

But it was a short-lived victory.