He'll decide how best to achieve victory and the troop levels necessary to do so.
And it was Germany's Kaymer who ended the third round with the best chance of victory after holing five birdies before dropping his only shot of the day at the ninth - his final hole - where he drove into the fairway bunker.
After Jan Vertonghen was sent off late on for the visitors, Spurs seemed to believe a shootout was their best chance of victory - but Basel were flawless from 12 yards and reached their first European semifinal in the 120th year of the club's existence.
In a lot of things, being the best generally leads to victory.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, expressing surprise at the announcement, said the US had decided "to place all its best on an armed victory of the Syrian National Coalition".
But this time, expectations had been for a narrow victory at best for Prime Minister Najib Razak, who fended off the challenge by the charismatic Anwar Ibrahim with some room to spare.
But then things rose and rose and we had a great crescendo on the final day with some cracking races and, of course, the victory of Best Mate in the Gold Cup.
Ireland were awarded a penalty try and a touchdown by Rory Best helped the Irish to victory.
For instance, a Pfizer court victory that preserved best seller Lipitor caused shares to surge, even though the win was widely expected.
But with McConville adding two late points it took Tyrone's well-organised and disciplined defence to be at their best to hold out for victory.
But the 18-year-old, who was the only one in the top five to improve on her second run, then sealed victory with the best mark of the day.
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Jon Wilkin felt that Saints had not been at their best but said they deserved their victory.
In the group stages of the 1950 World Cup finals in Brazil, center back Walter Bahr marshaled his collection of semi-professionals (mainly postmen and miners) to a 1-0 victory against arguably the best team in the world: England.
Borussia Dortmund went with roughly the best available team and snatched a tough victory at Stuttgart.
The best example was Kenya's shocking victory over the West Indies, by 73 runs, in the last World Cup in 1996.
Now, as the 31-year-old local favorite prepares to make her Boston debut, she gives the United States its best chance in years for a hometown victory.
For Jewish Americans, there are many reasons for remembering the dead, and one of the best is to deny Hitler the posthumous victory that would be assimilation.
This is the best way to end wars, with victory.
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Then, India's team were giving as good as it got in a series of five-day test matches in Australia, so much the world's best team in recent years that their victory had been taken for granted.
The 2007 Heineken Cup final, a victory for England's best small club over its best big club, was a timely reminder that brains and bravery can still overcome brawn, even amid the crash-bang nature of modern rugby.
At the press conference, Mr Rudd appeared to cast doubt on Ms Gillard's ability to defeat opposition leader Tony Abbott in the next election, due in 2013, asking colleagues who was best placed to lead the party to victory.
For his victory speech he put on his best face (and suit), emphasising the importance of a democratic opposition and the joys of prudent free-market economics.
Social scientists like her, blessed with a sense of humor and as balanced a view of the world as is possible for someone promoting a cause, help advance the notion that in a war between the sexes the best you can hope for is a Pyrrhic victory.
The American's hopes of reaching the last four now depend on Kuznetsova beating her fellow Russian Dementieva on Friday so all three players are left with one victory, with the player with the best record going through.
But they held out until half-time and despite Leinster's best efforts, Ben Herring's late try sealed victory.
Jens Voigt is an impressive performer and probably one of the best candidates in the entire race for a breakaway stage victory.
Patrick Sharp and Brandon Saad added two assists apiece as the Blackhawks grabbed a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with their fifth consecutive victory.
The third seed reached the semifinals here last year, but was sadly out of sorts as his 26-year-old German opponent wrapped up a victory he described "as one of the best in his career".
Despite not being at their best, the Tigers had more than enough to secure a victory which means they are now three points off the play-off places.
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