But the following month Lady Thatcher stood down as prime minister after failing to win outright victory in a leadership battle with Michael Heseltine.
Indeed, Mr Fico looks poised to win a landslide victory in the upcoming election.
Yet, as things now stand, neither is in a position to win a clear victory.
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Perhaps then it will be their turn to win a famous victory, and so even the score card.
This time the challenge is not to fight to survive but to fight to win the final victory for the good cause.
His allies have 100 percent majority of the legislature, and he is expected to win a resounding victory in this year's presidential elections.
And the Ridley Scott film Kingdom of Heaven portrays the life of Baldwin IV, king of Jerusalem, who was debilitated by leprosy but still able to win a massive victory against Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard in 1177.
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Yes the American team won eight of the 12 singles matches on the final day to stage the biggest comeback from 10-6 down to win, but the victory was overshadowed by the abuse handed out by the American spectators to Europe's Colin Montgomerie.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says his charge Sebastian Vettel has no intention of backing off despite his huge 112-point lead in the drivers' standings and he fully expects the German to push for victory in an attempt to win the title with five races still go.
By intervening on the side of the British and the French, Wilson made it possible to break the stalemate, win a decisive victory and dictate terms to the losers.
On June 7, Hizbullah and its allied parties are set to win a smashing popular victory in Lebanon's parliamentary elections.
The NFL was willing to jeopardize the integrity of the entire game by employing amateur refs in order to win a tiny financial victory.
This spectacular success, combined with Thatcher's revival of the U.K. economy, enabled her to win a resounding electoral victory in 1983, followed by a third term in 1987.
"With Rhyl dropping two points on Saturday, we've gone from needing a victory to win the league to a position where a point will probably be enough, " added McKenna.
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But Mr Livingstone's call for Mr Dobson to stand down was backed by Newport West MP Paul Flynn, who said Mr Dobson had failed to win a "genuine victory" in the nomination contest.
His clients have won 24 major championships, the most recent being the British Open victory by Irishman Padraig Harrington, who was better known for his inability to win big events before his breakthrough victory in July.
To be able to claim victory, Mr Hashimoto will have to win at least a simple majority (64) of the 126 seats up for grabs.
If Woods goes on to win the Masters, the victory would undoubtedly be tarnished.
It's about those on the left knowing how to win and how to savor victory without giving into the impulse to attack each other.
Just as the media has manufactured false realities to convince some 60 percent of the American public that the Iraq campaign is not only unwinnable but that the US doesn't deserve to win, so too, the media has labored for years to convince the majority of Israelis that we cannot win and indeed have no right to victory.
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Players can also look forward to a share of a win bonus following each victory and an end-of-season performance bonus - often related to whether a team stays up or qualifies for Europe.
The confidence will help Douglas as she competes for her third gold medal at London, where the 16-year-old already has led the U.S. women to a team victory and became the first African-American to win the individual all-around title.
If he were to win, he could spin the victory into a vindication against all accusations against him.
He is the favourite to win - and some believe his victory would lead to efforts to marginalise the fundamentalists.
The Briton swept to a 6-1 6-1 victory - his 23rd win in 25 matches - to secure his fifth tournament win of 2008.
Scotland still have a slim chance of retaining their second seed status for next month's World Cup draw but would need a handsome victory and Argentina to win by a healthy margin in Ireland.
But the opponents of reform are more passionate than its supporters, the compromise bill before the Senate has parts that rile everyone and the Democrats are in no hurry to help Mr Bush win a domestic victory.
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Wicketkeeper Haider claims he was approached in Dubai by a person who asked him to fix the fourth and fifth games against South Africa, who went on to win Monday's deciding game to earn a 3-2 victory in the series.
India lead the series 1-0, thanks to a comprehensive win in Hamilton and now appear on course to claim their first series victory on New Zealand soil since 1967-68.
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