Although they lost, the minority claimed the vote as a 'moral victory' since they had won the support of so many former opponents.
The company won the lawsuit, but it was a 'Pyrrhic victory' because of all the bad publicity they received during the trial.
She was equally gracious 'in victory' and in defeat. [=she was gracious when she won and when she lost]
(..) - When will Pavel be back? - Mum? - Never, stupid. It's Father. They've been bombed. Grandmother's dead. MINISTER: "...the victory which You have obtained for us "and for all who sleep in Him, "keep us who are still in the body in everlasting fellowship "with all that wait for Thee on earth, (..)2008 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas