Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Mary opened up the season in spectacular form," Coach Frank Haggerty said. "She is going to have a very good season, I predict. She is very focused and in the best shape of her life at this time of year...
...before he finished that, she looked well past him--the rim of the skyline back of his shoulders--and there was an odd cloud forming itself in the shape of a dark bird rushing toward her. She met the angel's eyes again, gave an awkward nod and said, "I'm Miriam. Let me be God's slave...
Consequences, Not Learning, Shape Test Scores
...deduce what a company's Web address might be, it's history. "That's it," he says. "I might ask someone, but..." One target's Web site is unattractive and poorly designed, lacking basic information about management and investors. Shemmer sends them a curt e-mail telling them to shape up, then moves on. With practice, the culling goes quickly, Shemmer says. "There's a ton of shitty companies out there. It's like 80-20." Once he identifies a likely prospect, Shemmer places a call to the CEO for more information, then drafts a one-page summary...
Chall also helped shape one of the most heated arguments in elementary education. Educators have argued for decades about whether children should first learn to generally understand texts that they read or if they should concentrate on phonics, or sounding out words...