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...Xavier and Véronique Goupy, both 33, earn a combined $53,000 a year; he as a comptroller for a large Paris-based French multinational corporation and she as an economist for a U.S. think tank. She also gets $9,000 annually from an inheritance, but they show few signs of opulence. They live in a two-bedroom walkup, drive a small car and holiday with parents. Lacking the kind of expense account that allows many Frenchmen the Gallic equivalent of a three-martini lunch, they do not make a habit of eating out. Says Xavier: "I would guess...
...brisk 45° F with gusty winds, but his lip was trembling out of fear. Then he spotted his father, Tran Van Duoc, hurrying toward him. They were bused to an assembly center where they met Larry and Carol Bailey, representatives of their American sponsor-the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Belmond (pop. 2,500)-who would help the Duocs resettle...
...output of his books, articles and criticism is protean. It began 20 years ago when he was still a student at Xavier University in Cincinnati. William F. Buckley Jr., impressed by a Wills piece on TIME style, offered him reviewing assignments for National Review. He turned in so many that he had to use a pseudonym (William Roman) "to keep from clogging the pages...
Another answer would be improved coaching. Francis Xavier McLaughlin may be the friendliest guy you'd ever want to meet, and he may be a virtuoso recruiter, but he lacks the benchi savvy needed to pull a team like this out of its catatonic state...
Phil Montgomery ran ten yards after scooping up a loose ball for the Bs' only try. Xavier Duralde booted a penalty goal...