1.   His victory means that he is now assured of a place in the final.

2.   Her victory meant that she would face the Republican nominee, Senator Pete Wilson, in what many predicted would be the most expensive gubernatorial election ever held.

3.   They say a Greene King victory would mean closure for the Abingdon brewery, but not the end of the Morland name.

4.   And he smiles afresh at the thought of what that particular victory meant to everyone who witnessed it.

5.   American soldiers celebrate with frat-party abandon and without the faintest interest in what their victory actually means to the people of Iraq.

6.   An Ethyl victory could mean legal liability for any environmental regulation, Seligman said.

7.   An Islanders victory on Sunday meant a tougher playoff opponent.

8.   And some recent studies have discounted the notion that more victories means more alumni donations.

9.   Anything fewer than nine victories would have meant a second-round pick for Indianapolis.