Word: distinguished
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...would also just want to say to them—once again—that this year was an exceptionally tough one. It was so difficult to distinguish between such qualified candidates and, in the end, we were picking based on such small factors. I would want everyone who took part in our first rounds this year to know that if you didn’t make a second round it wasn’t at all indicative of your worth as a person. And if you didn’t get picked, you can also keep in mind that...
...getting caught just part of the plan? What better way to distinguish themselves from all the other reckless, enterprising socialites than to propel themselves into the national spotlight? Maybe this was why they didn’t pause to launder their money, or to explain the origins of the spike in their spending cash. (Those wealthy enough to throw the parties and support the habits that they did usually do not dally their time working at Abercrombie...
...course, honors should distinguish certain excellent students from their peers. If 91 percent of Harvard’s degrees have honors, that purpose is not being fulfilled. Instead of eliminating honors in general studies altogether, the College should raise the GPA standard needed to achieve it—especially in this era of grade inflation. This would solve the problem without unjustly punishing students who don’t follow the typical honors track...
...their hands together in anticipation. For months the opposition party had had almost nothing to say, partly because the nation was at war and partly because it was keen to align itself with a popular President. With nothing much to argue about, the Democrats had nothing with which to distinguish themselves. Worst of all, no one in the country was willing to blame the state of the economy on anyone other than Osama bin Laden. "You can only do what you can do based on the cards you have to play," said Senator John Breaux last week...
MIND GAMES Though 4 million people nationwide are thought to suffer from Alzheimer's, the truth is, doctors can't really distinguish between Alzheimer's and other dementias until a brain autopsy is performed. At least they couldn't until now. A new, noninvasive brain-imaging test may be able to identify Alzheimer's in those who are still living. The test, a chemical tracer followed by a PET scan, reveals the telltale plaques and tangles of Alzheimer's, even in the disease's earliest stages. A word of caution: the test has so far worked on only nine patients...