quick victory

collocation in English

meaningsofquickandvictory

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quick
adjective
uk
/kwɪk/us
/kwɪk/
happening or done with great speed, or lasting only a ...
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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 ofquickandvictoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To think that we can point to a surprising consequence of either view and thereby achieve aquickvictoryis to view the conflict in too jejune a manner.
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It is, again, the argument of thequickvictory.
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The aggressor, at all times, hopes for aquickvictoryand a short war.
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We may enjoy aquickvictoryor there may be hard days ahead.
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The temptation, therefore, to usequickvictorymight prevail.
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He assesses the possibilities of aquickvictorybefore we arrive.
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He depends on aquickvictory.
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A player who is experienced in any given mission can exploit the predictable nature of the mission script to achieve aquickvictory.
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The attack almost led to aquickvictoryexcept that the referee had not yet made it to the ring.
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Although this tactic often results in aquickvictory, troop movements are relatively slow and subject to disruption by terrain and weather.
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As the war goes on the hope for aquickvictoryevaporates and so does his naive idealism.
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Both sides realized that aquickvictorywould be impossible and raids were devastating the same country which they sought to rule.
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Shivaji and his officers specialized in capturing the enemy forts via surprise attacks followed by quick victories.
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