1.   Although no official results were released yet, PP party leaders were already proclaiming victory in the national elections.

2.   As in every presidential debate, the spin will go on endlessly after this one, as both sides try and proclaim victory.

3.   As Serb troops began withdrawing from the embattled province, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic went on national television to proclaim victory.

4.   At the same time, of course, President Clinton will stage elaborate signing ceremonies at the White House, proclaiming great victory for himself and the American people.

5.   Both candidates were proclaiming victory in meetings with the press and with supporters throughout the day.

6.   A computer outage reportedly wiped out the results and, eventually, the PRI proclaimed victory.

7.   But even as the Assembly Democrats were lauding the decision, lawyers for Gargano and Kalkstein were also proclaiming victory.

8.   But White House officials made clear last week that they are not going to proclaim economic victory.

9.   Central bankers, exemplars of caution, are not ones to proclaim victory, especially over so resilient a foe as inflation.

10.   Drive around Stillwater and most cars sport bumper stickers proclaiming the victory.