Word: proved
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bush Administration might also do well to downplay the "Noriega must go" mantra. A kidnaping would be imprudent, and the U.S. lacks the means to get rid of Noriega unless it plans to mount an invasion, a move that would prove far too costly. If Washington's Latin allies perceive even a hint of Yanqui aggression in the region, they might rally around Noriega, as happened when the U.S. imposed economic sanctions 14 months ago. Moreover, by one U.S. / military analyst's estimate last year, an invasion, while feasible, could result in the loss...
...most clear-cut example was North's conviction for accepting an illegal gratuity -- a $13,800 home-security system -- from retired Air Force Major General Richard Secord, quartermaster of the Iranian arms sales. North admitted forging two letters in an attempt to prove that he had offered to pay for the system...
While the ruling could force firms to give California customers up to $4 billion in rebates and rate cuts, few checks will go out soon. The reason: the court held that insurers may receive exemptions from the rollbacks if they can prove that the new rates would be too low to assure a "fair and reasonable" profit...
...forces. Moscow will complain, moreover, that the ongoing fighting is fueled by arms from the U.S., a violation of the Geneva accord that led to the Soviet troop withdrawal. But Baker is unlikely to respond favorably. The National Security Council has concluded that the rebels need more time to prove their military mettle before the U.S. considers any substantial change in its policy of supporting them. President George Bush argued that it would be "unfair" to stop arming the mujahedin as long as the Soviets are handing over vast quantities of weapons to Kabul...
...homes, always outside. At least one of the Central Park suspects was sexually assaulted when he was a child, and the private histories of the others are still a mystery. In such brutal conditions, a youngster's peers can become his family, and wilding can be a way to prove his masculinity. "Kids who roam in groups gain a sense of power that they do not have individually," says Elijah Anderson, professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Caught in a mob frenzy, each boy believes he is the only one hesitant to go ahead with a destructive...