Word: redo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...just means more Fs. Kids who are simply forced to repeat grades over and over usually don't improve academically and often drop out. Zacarias wanted more tutoring, summer school and intensive-learning classes. Unqualified students wouldn't rise to the next grade; nor would they be doomed to redo work they already failed...
...going to redo the layout of demands and strengthen language," Fang said...
...clerk at a tire shop once told him he would have to pay a bill in cash. "I told him I had an account there," says Jarvis, "but the guy said he had already punched the order up as a cash sale and it would take 10 minutes to redo the whole thing in the computer. Funny thing is, if the system were mechanical, you'd simply cross out cash and write in charge. The guy said, 'Yeah, that's what we used to do.'" Such experiences have persuaded Jarvis to keep computers out of his own company, Accelerated Business...
...Sant has wanted to redo the film for nearly a decade. "Psycho is like an existential play," he says. "It's very simple, done on a very simple budget, and that was part of it--to make a simple film." But Universal Pictures, which held the rights, always laughed him off. Good Will Hunting's grosses and the clout of producer Brian Grazer (Liar Liar and Apollo 13) helped bring the studio around...
...Best Western hotel. The points can be redeemed for everything from groceries to savings bonds to movie passes. Points can also be exchanged for gift certificates at major retailers like Home Depot, Macy's and the Sharper Image. "With enough points, you can go to Home Depot and redo your whole kitchen," says Wayne Wielgus, vice president of worldwide marketing and sales for Best Western. "Our members love these kinds of options...