That nomination was allowed, with maddening suspense, to expire when Democrats in the Senate sensed an impending victory by Bill Clinton.

In that case, Bush would campaign on both growing prosperity and impending victory.

Every one of them could sense their impending victory and almost taste it.

The other night, on the phone to a pro-Gaddafi TV station in Damascus, he ranted for half an hour about the Colonel's impending victory.

Sensing impending victory, Bruno tried even harder, his arm pumping back and form.

With the impending victory of American troops, civilians committed mass suicide, urged on by fanatical Japanese soldiers.

The impending victory tasted like metal in his mouth, the pleasure dulled by his continuing anger against Abulurd.

He taunts the aged Doctor about the nature of the Toclafane and his impending victory.

The gesture seemed straight out of Red Auerbach's intimidation playbook, symbolic of an impending victory.

This inevitably produced a split in the administration ranks on who would be their candidate for Speaker in the impending victory.