Word: excels
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lightweight crew has no chance to win points in the freshman races and must excel in both varsity and J.V. in New London if it hopes to maintain its reign in the East. The two upperclass races are weighted heavier in the scoring at the Sprints, but still account for only a little more than two-thirds of the points. Varsity captain Jeffrey MacMillan says the lights may have to win both races, and even then the rowers could not be certain to hold onto...
...early 1970s the family switched to Culver City Swim Club and continued to excel. After a couple of years, Kiki, who was almost ready for Palisades High School, decided to switch sports...
Congress must reduce the role of government by cutting spending, reducing tax rates, and slashing federal regulations in order to "restore the freedom of all men and women to excel and create," Reagan said...
...Salieri as narrator. The device impedes the dynamics of the play and some times makes the Viennese court seem like a cynically corrupted version of Grover's Corners. Early on, when Salieri is 16, he kneels in prayer and makes a Faustian compact with God. He vows to excel in virtue, magnify his talents and live his life as a tribute to his creator if only God will grant him fame...
Benbow and Stanley decided to compare boys and girls who excel at math. In six separate "talent searches" conducted from 1972 to 1979, they tested a total of 9,927 students from schools in Washington, D.C., and five states (Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania). To be eligible the students had to score in the upper 2% to 5% on a standard math test. As part of the study, the students, seventh-and eighth-graders, took both the math and verbal sections of the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Tests. Boys and girls performed equally well...