To opt for control of a low income tax take but risk losing Barnett and other funding from Westminster would be a Pyrrhic victory. |
The Pyrrhic victory was secured by making 50 percent of the nation hate the other 50 percent. |
The victory is likely to be Pyrrhic anyway, Pyrrhus being the ancient king who won a battle at such heavy cost that, in effect, he lost. |
Generally, the processes for ratifying European treaties too often look like sagas or Pyrrhic victories. |
In the end, it would by a Pyrrhic victory if terrorism were defeated at the cost of sacrificing our commitment to those values. |
To persist in wanting this kind of market would be a Pyrrhic victory. |