Word: verbalism
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...Rights Project. Texas' lackluster performance on other national exams bolsters her case. Even as TAAS scores have skyrocketed, SAT marks have lagged. According to figures released last week by the College Board, the average math SAT score for Texas students increased just one point over last year, and the verbal score dropped to its lowest level in four years--and to the third-worst spot...
...Issues Superman, a hunk on the rope line and a good kisser. Stories even ran last week quoting Newt Gingrich to the effect that Gore was "instrumental in creating the Internet." What's next? Will we find out there really is "no controlling legal authority"? In contrast, Bush's verbal tics are suddenly evidence of an addled brain not up to debating. Before, he was a breath of fresh air; now he's trotting out old supply-side economics...
...team has a leader, and that's Elise Ray." With those words, the voluble Bela Karolyi, national women's team coordinator and the man behind the Magnificent Seven gold-medal winners of the 1996 Olympic Games, unofficially crowned America's next darling of the mats. It was the verbal equivalent of one of his trademark bear hugs. "I'm not afraid of taking on that role," Ray said last week after earning her ticket to Sydney by accumulating the highest score in four qualifying meets...
GEORGE W. BUSH Having a problem with verbal slips on champagne frail. After good run, is it a blip or a trend...
...lackluster performance on other national exams bolsters her case. Even as TAAS scores have skyrocketed, those on the SAT have lagged. According to figures released last week by the College Board, the average math SAT score for Texas students increased by just one point over last year, and the verbal score dropped to its lowest level in four years - and to the third-worst spot...