Word: phyrric
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...Microsoft, it's a bitterly phyrric victory. Windows 98 will ship on June 15, and the marketing blitz will be launched ten days later. But a mere three months of sales down the road, Redmond gets hauled before the judge -- potentially, to get its browser ripped out for good. "This is a very fast track," says antitrust law expert William Kovacic. "For a monopoly case, the time to trial is routinely a minimum of two to three years." William Neukom and the rest of Redmond's legal team had better put the coffee...
However, Michael Meyers, the executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition which joined in the complaint against the school, indicated that he would be angry and disappointed with any solution that maintained single-sex schools, calling such a compromise a "phyrric victory." Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew, equally resolute, is standing firmly behind the Young Women's Leadership School...
...lasts for more than a couple of weeks, however, Safran says he feels that the U.S. will opt for a quick peace settlement even at the expense of Israel's position. "A smashing Israeli victory will probably result in Sadat's overthrow," Safran said. On the other hand a Phyrric victory for the Israelis may enhance Sadat's weak political standing. "He may come across as a brave and determined leader," Safran said...
Realizing that under the proper circumstances the inevitable can be forced to precede the usual formalities, Mrs. Nordoff tricks Cecilia into believing that the way to the alter lies through the bed. Nordoff scores a Phyrric victory and is presently back in his wife's arms. All this familiar activity may or may not prove the assertion of the title, but it is performed to the tune of skillful and fresh dialogue by a company of thespians whose ability justifies their prominence...
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