Word: par
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...need to get two or three of [our mile-runners] in the high fours,” he said. “They know their work’s cut out for them. If we want to stay on par placewise [overall], we have to improve in those areas...
Summers first indicated his plans to improve graduate student aid during his inaugural address. In subsequent speeches and interviews, the president expanded upon his hopes to bring the level of graduate student aid up to par with aid given to undergraduates. The University has begun preliminary studies by compiling data on current aid at the various graduate schools to document the problem of unmet need and to develop a comprehensive plan to address financial need at Harvard...
...really late [on Friday night] and weren’t even sure where we could sleep,” said Lee, the only club representative who did not play on the national level in high school. “We didn’t play quite up to par...
...information would also be readily available to countries that lack the infrastructure to develop teaching plans and lessons on par with those in other more advanced nations...
...other three major players aren’t quite up to par. Pidgeon, though she delivers a serviceable performance, is simply too lifeless to be an integral part of the plot. Her role in the film is more decorative than anything else. Even less pronounced is Rockwell’s performance. His character is supposed to be an adequate counterweight to Hackman, a charismatic young man who makes up in energy and strength what he lacks in wisdom and experience. Rockwell, meanwhile, gets completely overshadowed by Hackman and is unable to project any kind of personality. Finally, DeVito...