Word: strongest
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...Geological Survey in Golden, Colo., said the quake registered 6.1 on the Richter scale, making it the strongest tremor to hit the Los Angeles area since the 6.4 Sylmar quake of 1971 that killed 64 people...
Harvard's interior defensive line--probably the strongest cog in the Crimson machine last weekend--will have its hands full. End Mike Hirshland also had a magnificent outing against the Lions, making eight tackles and recovering a blocked punt in the Columbia endzone for a TD Peter Allen was a capable replacement at end for injured Captain Kevin Dulsky, but the Crimson would like Dulsky's experience and on-field leadership against...
Representatives from 35 countries met in Montreal last week to hammer out an agreement that would limit man-made damage to the atmosphere's protective ozone layer. As they deliberated, the British journal Nature published a study offering the strongest evidence so far that man-made compounds called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are the culprits. Crofton Farmer, principal author of the study and an atmospheric physicist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., reported that data gathered last year in the Antarctic are "entirely consistent" with the premise that CFCs -- used in refrigeration devices and as ingredients in plastic foams...
...country's imposing military buildup aimed at the prosperous South. Pyongyang is estimated to spend about 25% of its GNP annually on arms -- one of the highest proportions in the world. One result: North Korea is so broke that even China and the Soviet Union, Kim's two strongest military allies, have delayed oil shipments to the country because Pyongyang has been slow to pay its bills. Western observers also feel that North Korea's plight will never improve so long as the Kim regime holds to its doctrine of Juche, an ideology of extreme self-reliance that basically rejects...
...inexpensive satellite hookups provide the perfect forum for sparring candidates to receive free media exposure. The possibility of wide-open races also contributes to the outbreak of political logorrhea. When a candidate is running behind "Undecided" in the polls, a debate gaffe holds little risk. Small wonder that the strongest resistance to an all-talk campaign comes from the handlers of Bush, the candidate with the most to lose. Campaign Manager Lee Atwater complains, "The thing is just getting out of hand...