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  • Mr. Jones said the teams best-equipped to stop the Knicks are athletic teams who can "run them off the 3-point line" and force them to sho ot from 2-point range.

    The Masters of the Left Corner Kevin Clark 2011

  • Maher Assad, 42, is commander of the army's 4th Division, regarded as Syria's best-equipped and most highly trained forces, and of the six brigades of the Republican Guard, responsible for protecting the capital, Damascus.

    At least 20 killed in Syria despite Assad's vow to U.N. 2011

  • The Libyan government has denied rebel claims that Khamis, commander of one of his father's best-equipped units, was killed in a NATO airstrike near the western town of Zlitan.

    Death of Gadhafi's Son Refuted 2011

  • Maintaining "the best-trained, best-equipped military in history," as Obama says is his goal?

    Medea Benjamin: Obama's Pentagon Strategy: A Leaner, More Efficient Empire Medea Benjamin 2012

  • Another scenario that could hamper any transition is that Mr. Saleh's son and nephews still run the country's best-trained and best-equipped security units.

    Clashes Grow After Yemen Head Vows to Quit Hakim Almasmari 2011

  • The Libyan government has denied rebel claims that Khamis, commander of one of his father's best-equipped units, was killed in a NATO airstrike near the western town of Zlitan.

    Death of Gadhafi's Son Refuted 2011

  • Selective hunting — picking out individuals with the best horns or antlers, or the largest piece of hide — works in reverse: the evolutionary loser is not the small and defenseless, but the biggest and best-equipped to win mates or fend off attackers.

    Survival of the Weakest? Dave Hurteau 2009

  • Another brother, Khamis, heads the army's 32nd Brigade, which according to U.S. diplomats is the best-trained and best-equipped force in the military.

    Gadhafi says he is in Libya's capital 2011

  • After your child's transplant, he or she will be cared for in one of the nation's largest and best-equipped Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU).

    Why choose our program? 2010

  • Despite the acute need for foreign investment, policy makers are practicing a kind of economic triage, focusing on political stability and boosting those sectors they are best-equipped to improve immediately, said Khaled Sewelam , director of Research and Publications at the American Chamber of Commerce.

    Egypt Budget Reflects Populist Turn Matt Bradley 2011

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