minor victory

collocation in English

meaningsofminorandvictory

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minor
adjective
uk
/ˈmaɪ.nər/us
/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/
having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with other things of the ...
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victory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈvɪk.tər.i/us
/ˈvɪk.tɚ.i/
an occasion when you win a game, competition, election, war, etc. or the fact that you ...
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(Definition ofminorandvictoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofminor victory

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She certainly won something, but at best it wasminorvictory.
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We appear to have had something of aminorvictoryon the collective community charge.
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I hope that he can confirm thatminorvictorybecause the technicalities make it hard to be absolutely certain.
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I hope that after this long and constant battle we shall be able to win aminorvictory.
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Although we have had aminorvictory, in that the unit has been reprovided, it has been reprovided in a private clinic.
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Reaction to the redesign, while viewed as aminorvictoryby some opponents, was still largely negative.
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To write and sell poetry at a profit these days is aminorvictoryand a major achievement.
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He has undoubtedly won some minor victories.
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He was less successful, yet did have minor victories.
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Official cricket won a series of minor victories.
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Whenever they had minor victories, they exaggerated their success.
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Both fronts however saw the allies forced to retreat, after several minor victories.
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It was not unusual for both sides to be able to simultaneously claim minor victories.
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Jelckama also achieved some minor victories, but proved to be a less competent commander and slowly lost men.
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The victory conditions varied from minor to major in nature, with the minor victories generally being easier to achieve.
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Gandugali helps the chieftain earn minor victories against his brother, much to the envy of the chief's commander.
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