tactical success

"But even a suicide attack can be a tactical success."

He said that the insurgents "have not had a single real tactical success."

The various Japanese advances were a nearly complete tactical success.

"Are you asking for something else, big man, apart from some immediate tactical success?"

Yet the Soviets could not turn tactical success into strategic progress.

The operation was a tactical success for the French.

He achieved some tactical successes, but the situation remained confused.

The results for the Reform Party were a minor tactical success.

And in fact he talks of the fight against the economic stimulus bill as a tactical success that may help on bigger issues.

Nonetheless, the operation was a tactical success and achieved two important objectives.

The operation achieved some surprise and tactical success, but was ultimately a failure.

But for all their tactical successes, the guerrillas have failed to come up with a strategy that will lead to military victory.

"This is a major loss in our war against terror despite all our tactical successes," he said.

The mission, while a tactical success, failed due to the prisoners having been moved to another camp several months prior to the operation.

The drone program, for all its tactical successes, has stirred deep ethical concerns.

The mission was deemed a "tactical success" because of its execution, but clearly involved an "intelligence failure".

The Serbian army did not press the advantage with a counterattack, however so it ended up as just a tactical success.

His tactical success was due to independence and decisiveness.

Such spectacular tactical success was sufficient to earn him a permanent place among Korea's most famous leaders.

Despite much tactical success in recent weeks, Somalia's transitional government appears to have failed its first leadership test: disarmament.

The offensive was of limited tactical success.

Many battles involving multiple units include elements of tactical success by both of the opposing forces.

Despite Israel's tactical successes west of the canal, the Egyptian military was reformed and organized.

Although a tactical success, the incursion caused a final break with Zambia and Mozambique.

It was a tactical success, but could not clear all Caen of its German defenders.