Word: besting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ultramasculine tough guy who shows no emotion, whether fear, pity or love. Another is the country's political system, which is as impenetrable to outsiders as the inner workings of the Kremlin. It combines some of the best and worst features of democracy and despotism under a banner of revolutionary rhetoric that no one heeds...
...Everybody accepts the fact that Presidents grow rich in office," says a university professor. Indeed, the President's salary is one of Mexico's best-kept secrets. Miguel Aleman Valdes, for example, made multimillion-dollar investments in Acapulco real estate that turned the Pacific Coast city into a famous tourist attraction...
...some of their longstanding differences. The meeting was the first attempt in 16 years at wide-ranging political talks between the world's two most powerful Communist countries. Still, from the moment the ten-man Chinese delegation flew into Sheremetyevo Airport, both sides tried to put the best face on matters...
...incident could not have occurred at a more unfortunate time. The California Supreme Court, long regarded as one of the best state courts in the nation, is in the midst of a long-drawn, harrowing investigation involving charges that it allowed political considerations to influence the timing of important decisions. Moreover, the Oakland scandal inevitably raised questions about the quality of the Governor's judicial appointments. One Brown nominee for an appellate court vacancy had to withdraw after the Sacramento Union revealed that he had written a string of rubber checks and had several times been accused of malpractice...
...there are bright spots, which management hates to mention because every silver lining seems to contain a cloud. For one, Southern California now has something to do besides hunt for gas stations: Angels' attendance was up nearly 50% from last year to 2,523,575, one of the best home gates in league history. For another, some of those ailing pitchers may be back. In the season's final week, Tanana and the ever inconsistent Ryan pitched strong games. So did Knapp and Dave Frost. It was, in fact, the first time since 1975 that the staff...