Word: bested
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Thus began an eleven-day test of wills as the Spanish-born papal nuncio used psychological pressure and logic to convince his guest that Noriega's best, indeed only, option was to give himself up. Upholding the Vatican tradition of granting sanctuary to anyone fleeing persecution, Laboa would not kick the general out. But he had no intention of allowing him to prolong his stay indefinitely...
Well, Notre Dame Coach Lou Holtz, for one. Even if, this year, the wire services actually named Miami, not Southern Mississippi, as the best team in college football. Holtz's "Fighting Irish," who were ranked first until a November loss to Miami, had just flogged the new champ, Colorado, in the Orange Bowl. Yet four polls gave top ranking to Miami, which had also lost one game. "You can justify why Miami won it," Holtz said. "What you can't justify is why we didn't." He pointed to the unique toughness of his school's schedule: Notre Dame played...
When one team goes undefeated, as Colorado would have if it had beaten Notre Dame, the polls stoke little debate. But when several schools can claim the top spot, the murmur begins for a national play-off of the four or eight best teams. "The championship should be decided on the field," says Mike Francesa, sports swami for CBS and WFAN radio, who favors a play-off. "But we'll never do away with the bowls. They produce a phenomenal amount of money for the teams...
...brings worries that the military, which ran the country with brutal inefficiency from 1976 to 1983, might hanker for another turn at power. Those fears were heightened last week when the army chief, General Isidro Caceres, warned that "the army is worried about the economic situation." For Menem, the best way to keep the soldiers at bay and serve out his full six-year term would be to set a course for economic stability and then hold firm to it. In Argentina that is no easy task...
News of the environmental assaults has unleashed a global wave of concern about Antarctica's future. "It is now clear that the continent's isolation no longer protects it from the impact of man," declares Bruce Manheim, a biologist with the Environmental Defense Fund. How best to protect Antarctica has been a topic of fierce debate in meetings from Washington to Wellington, New Zealand. Everyone agrees that the issue is of great importance and urgency. Despite the damage done so far, Antarctica is still largely pristine, the only wild continent left on earth. There scientists can study unique ecosystems...