Word: failed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Expository Writing Office will soon require students who fail a Freshmen Week placement test to take a full year of writing classes...
...REAP gave the [revenue] department some important new powers," Durning explains, including the following; the power to suspend private state-issued licenses of individuals who fail to pay taxes; the right to demand that harbor masters in Massachusetts submit yearly lists of locally moored boats and yachts; and the freedom to employ private bill collectors in collecting state taxes. And, During says, the department is also making "more intelligent use" of the powers it held previously...
...flight plan calls for the astronauts to move up to 300 ft. away from the shuttle. Only one man will fly at a time; the other will remain tethered in the cargo bay. If the MMU'S thrusters fail, a stranded astronaut could be rescued by his partner or even the shuttle. No tethers are used during the lengthy, complex sorties because an astronaut might become tangled in a line. During the space walks, the astronauts will practice snaring Solar Max by hooking themselves onto the SPAS. But this is not as easy as it sounds. In zero...
...TRUE TEST of one's humanity comes in how one reacts to the misfortunes of one's enemies. According respect to those one agrees, with requires no great virtue, no great appreciation of the dignity of man. The capacity to treat charitably those who fail to reciprocate has been widely preached--but rarely followed--for many centuries...
...prospect of rational complexity than by the hope of vision" In fact, Libby insists that the contrast, and some times conflict, between the philosophical and the visionary deepens Stevens' poetry. At times it can be understood logically, while at other times, it can be experienced as ecstasy Academics often fail to come up with standards by which to judge such poetry How can one be objective about an experience which involves both poem and reader...