Spain had possessed the ball for roughly two-thirds of its games, turning each match into a high-class version of keep-ball, and in the process, becoming the first team to turn passing the ball into a form of defense: Like a clock-eating drive in football, if Spain has the ball, its opponent can't score and the Spanish keep the ball so well that they barely give up any chances, let alone goals.

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Military men have been expressing their scepticism that bombing alone will either destroy Mr Hussein's secret weaponry or drive him from power: memories remain of the month-long, round-the-clock bombing campaign in 1991 that caused Iraqis extreme pain both then and later it destroyed the electrical grid and shut down sewage control and other essential services but did not make Mr Hussein withdraw from Kuwait or crack his power.

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The Jets' (8-8) defense was stout through three quarters, but couldn't get off the field during a 21-play, 94-yard Miami drive in the fourth, when the Dolphins (6-10) ate more than 12 minutes of clock time and finished with a touchdown to take a 13-10 lead.

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