"To take the spoils" means to claim or enjoy the rewards or benefits that come from winning or achieving something, often gained by being the most successful or victorious in a competition or conflict.
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For none
take spoil from the mighty, who then would take from all that Thou hast created, unless Thou gavest it?
Cambridge University Women
took the spoils in a hotly contested pre-Varsity Match encounter with Oxford at Grange Road, running out 22 - 0 winners.
Also, it says you can
take spoils of war: money, women, possessions and so on, but in the next line it says only if you want to incur the wrath of God and be placed in hellfire (so one can see its against the Qur «an)
A first half Lanzini goal was enough to
take the spoils at Palace, although the day was marred slightly by another ridiculous sending off when Cresswell was dismissed by Martin Atkinson, after picking up two yellow cards within a minute.
I suppose it's worth mentioning that since some moments in the video are recreating scenes from the film, they might constitute spoilers for those of you
who take spoilers very seriously.
Key acquisitions included: CTVglobemedia's purchase of CHUM (with
Rogers taking the spoils), Quebecor's purchase of the Osprey Newspaper chain, and the Canwest Global and New York investment bank Goldman Sachs» purchase of Alliance Atlantis.
The bookies have Spurs as a 21/10 shot to
take the spoils here and if at their best, this could be good value.
A real end - to - end contest saw 10 - player Tottenham Hotspur Ladies fall just short in a seven - goal thriller against nine - player Sheffield FC, as the
hosts took the spoils in a feisty 4 - 3 FAWSL 2 contest at Dronfield.
But on second viewing, a different opinion took hold, one that I was watching a dominant and creative side that, if it weren't for a committed defensive performance and some timely goalkeeping (not the first time a goalie rumored to be headed our way managed to keep us from three points), would have
comfortably taken the spoils.
Our dedicated Pollemma tech boffins have been working tirelessly all weekend on their hi tech machines to come up with an imaginary scenario in which Guardiola's team blow their league and one of the chasing
pack take the spoils.
You
then take a spoiled teenager who convinces Mom that she has to have the Chi pup in the store window because it would be a good way for her to learn how to be more responsible.
... And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and
took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
World Champion Gary Anderson looks to hold all the cards as he faces Peter Wright, and should
take the spoils at 1/2.
Having picked up impressive results,
taking the spoils in endurance races at Spa, Suzuka and Interlagos, the RSR is a real thoroughbred.
This was a cultic acknowledgment that the real victor was Yahweh and therefore the human warriors were not entitled to
take any spoils.
Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to
take spoil and seize plunder.
As always,
take any spoilers and rumors with so many grains of salt that you might as well carry a salt shaker.
More remarkably it was the team's third car that
took the spoils, with a driver line - up comprising Porsche's GT stars Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber, plus Formula One stalwart Nico Hulkenberg, who had been given special permission to race by his Force India F1 squad.
Then again, Renault will
take its spoils, one small increment at a time.
Then, you can
take your spoils to any number of restaurants around San Pedro Town and have it cooked the same day you catch it.
Join Mike and Andy as
they take a spoiler - free tour through the game's eerie - and haunted - Edward's Island and attempt to reconcile whether Oxenfree's six hours of high drama can justify it's # 15 price tag.
When past civilizations fell, some civilization outside always lived on and could mop up the mess or
take the spoils.