The ancient Pyrrhic dance from Greece - according to some, a precursor to Attan

This release is a filler for Pyrrhic before the release of his debut album

"It's a Pyrrhic victory" for Ukraine, said Carl Bildt, Sweden's foreign minister, who helped craft the Eastern Partnership back in 2009.

To opt for control of a low income tax take but risk losing Barnett and other funding from Westminster would be a Pyrrhic victory.

In his first remarks since being asked to form a government by President Giorgio Napolitano, Letta said his "surprise" at being nominated was "equal to the profound sense of responsibility that I feel weighing on my shoulders." He is expected to lead the PD into a coalition with Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives and centrists led by outgoing premier Mario Monti - an outcome his party had resisted with all his might since a pyrrhic victory in February elections left it short of a clear parliamentary majority.

The decades-long battle between communism and capitalism--essentially two different ways of organizing the economy that became spiritually motivating raisons d'etres for large segments of the world--ended in a pyrrhic victory for capitalists.

MPs welcomed the decision to save the QDG but described it as a "pyrrhic victory" as the larger 2nd Battalion of the Royal Welsh is to be scrapped.

WHEN COLOMBIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL Court ruled in 2011 in favor of a 12-year-old girl who sought an abortion because her life and health were in danger, it was a pyrrhic victory.

As pyrrhic victories go, though, this one was right up there for Rangers.

From Netanyahu's perspective, the suspension of the Iranian nuclear threat could become a Pyrrhic victory: The world powers will turn toward other crises in the Middle East--including, of course, the Israeli occupation and its injustices.

"Building a large number of ships is necessary, but building a large number of ships with limited combat capability at the expense of increasing the number of ships with higher capability could well be a Pyrrhic victory."

The thirteen stories in this collection are organised by date of publication although the fourth, 'A Pyrrhic Victory' was actually the first written.

A week ago, the Los Angeles Times noted, "Palestinian leaders lack a clear strategy, yet they are under pressure to keep the momentum going or risk a public backlash." The UNESCO victory is something of a Pyrrhic oneamong other things, the Palestinian Authority risks going bankrupt due to Israel's continued refusal to hand over tax transfersand given the lack of popularity for its membership bid among the U.N.