Examples of use of BESTING
1. Jim Barnett captured his party‘s nomination with 36 percent of the vote, besting six other candidates.
2. Opinion polls show Kadima besting Labour and the Likud in the 28 March ballot.
3. Revisionist historians may choose to forget that Spitzer was one of New York‘s most popular politicians, besting even Gov.
4. Clinton also has a wide lead among whites, besting both Obama and Edwards by a 3 to 1 ratio.
5. Eight years later, Beijing easily won the 2008 games, besting Toronto, Istanbul, Turkey, and –– yes –– Paris in the second round.