1.   For President Lincoln, the victory had considerable political importance.

2.   For those widowed or bereaved in other ways, victory must have had a hollow sound.

3.   The mujaheddin victory also had major regional implications, particularly for Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the former Soviet republics bordering the north of the country.

4.   Among the NATO Nineteen, defeat may be a rhetorical orphan, but victory has no father.

5.   And like the Knicks, a Cavalier victory could have a major impact in the post-season.

6.   And there is some ambiguity about what effect a courtroom victory would have.

7.   Another Giant victory would have the Yankees trailing by three games to one, a deficit that had been overcome only once before in World Series history.

8.   A Netanyahu victory could have profound consequences for Israel and the whole Middle East.

9.   But even the victory had an ominous note.

10.   But that was in the days when all of Florida was Democratic and relatively conservative, and victory had to be obtained in Democratic primaries.