Word: tests
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...found a bulge and the electrical test says...
...Consider first the vascular test: All orthopedic surgeons have a great respect for phlebitis. Thrombosis (clotting) in the big veins of the legs is among the top killers of orthopedic patients. And calf pain is one of the signs. I never faulted anyone for getting a Doppler, the test for the blood clots. I have seen patients with barely any calf pain at all fall over dead from the things - you can't be too careful. A recent scare about Vice President Dick Cheney's calf clots showed how seriously doctors take them. Tim was a little tender (albeit...
...definitely felt that we were going to score in that inning,” head coach Jenny Allard said. “We are playing our best ball right now, and this is just a test of our patience...
...would be no incentive for students to do well on such tests—the carrot and the stick, as the Education Department apparently envisions it, are directed towards the institution. If such a system were implemented, colleges would likely spend precious funds on preparing their students for the test instead of giving them an actual liberal arts education. But the preparation would be futile, since students’ welfare would not be tied to their scores...
...point, but I feel both writing a thesis and directing a play have similar challenges, and the way to make both work is to figure out what the project is at its core and to be able to summarize that in one sentence. It has to pass the elevator test. You get into an elevator and someone asks, “So what’s this thesis about?” Or “So what’s this play about?” It forces you to cut away all the unnecessary stuff, and focus deeply...