Word: excellance
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...being forced to resign from the army because of his ties to Islamic radicals, Abdul Manaf kept up those relationships, traveling regularly to Pakistan and Afghanistan. He also remained closely connected to JI, Malaysian officials say. Records show Abdul Manaf was an executive at a JI-linked company named Excel Setia, and that two of its directors were JI figures who are now in detention. Police aren't yet sure of Abdul Manaf's exact role in JI or the strength of his ties to al-Qaeda, but regional intelligence sources say he could be a key link between...
...finally, there is finance. To submit a credible application to Harvard, a candidate has to have attained a sufficient educational level in high school to convince Byerly Hall that he can excel in such a high-powered academic environment. This stiff requirement generally limits applicants to students at a nation’s top handful of high schools, which tend to be comprised largely of comparatively wealthy students who are more likely to have visited America. “This is why a lot of the time, everyone from a certain country will come from the same school...
When we aren’t giving one thing our best, it is the wise friend who recognizes the situation and steers us toward something more promising to excel at for a time. Harvard will still be there to return to. We are fortunate that our alma mater swears by us and not by a fixed calendar, thereby allowing us to complete our eight terms whenever we are ready. When we are ready, we of course deserve good advising; when we are not ready, it is not the advisor’s fault...
...program made me know that I could excel at Harvard,” he said...
Furthermore, the excellence that Turnbull and the Boys Choir added to this institution is also seen in his own institution. The boys and girls of the Choir Academy of Harlem, which is one of New York City’s best, excel academically and intellectually in addition to an intense rehearsal and performance schedule. It is important to note these already substantial achievements of the boys of the Choir at this stage in their lives. It is a tribute to Turnbull that he develops tremendous musicians. Above all, however, he helps develops tremendous men and women...