Word: exam
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Shin says he took a calculus exam last winter with a reader who was not familiar with the integral sign, and he contested the grade he received on it. Dunne also says she took an exam with a reader who could not recognize a mathematic symbol...
...have to call your professor to arrange an exam--why should I?" asks Dunne...
...after experiencing problems with his calculus exam last year, he does not worry so much about testing. He says he is sure the people in the Office of the Registrar know his name...
About a week later, I had a French oral exam with a young woman professor. After I had translated some English sentences into the preterite, she told me I had done well, and then that I looked too thin...
Political analyst William Schneider predicts that Democrats "won't stop talking about schemes until they come up with a theme and find someone who can make music." The only Democrat who can carry a tune is Mario Cuomo, but he is too liberal to pass the D.L.C. entrance exam, and since his inspiring "City on the Hill" speech at the 1984 convention, he has been reluctant to sing before a national audience. D.L.C. stalwarts like Bentsen, Al Gore and Robb have tin ears. Nunn's libretto -- defense and national-security policy -- seems increasingly irrelevant for a world rushing toward peace...