Word: exception
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...know that the academic credential for the 10,000 or so qualified applicants, except for those of the small group of exceptionally promising potential scholars, are much less likely to predict truly unusual academic accomplishments. There is relatively little difference over the four years in the grades achieved by those with SAT scores that differed by 50 or 100 points or more. Most students (well over 90 percent) will graduate and the substantial majority will graduate with honors grades...
...great and inventive genius" whose "ambition was lofty and noble." No wonder that Pope Pius IX wanted to make the discoverer of America a saint, or that more places in the English- speaking world are named for the Admiral of the Ocean Sea than for any other historical personage except Queen Victoria...
Essentially this means he will abandon most attempts at bipartisanship, except for his military buildup in the Persian Gulf. "This election," says far-right activist Richard Viguerie, "was a wake-up call for George Bush, the Wall Street wing of the Republican Party and the tax-and-spend Democrats." But a degree of bipartisanship is also necessary at home if the country is to deal with its many problems. Last week's elections demonstrated that all too many voters still believe the old fantasy of Reaganomics that taxes can be cut while government programs grow. Bush ran for the presidency...
...state that prides itself on squeaky-clean government, a succession of ; scandals turned voters against just about everybody -- except Arne Carlson, whose last-minute entry into the race didn't leave Minnesotans enough time to get sick of him. Just nine days before the election, G.O.P. gubernatorial candidate Jon Grunseth abandoned the race amid allegations that he had gone skinny-dipping with teenage girls nine years ago. At that point, state auditor Carlson, who had lost to Grunseth in the primary, took over as the new G.O.P. candidate...
...with more opportunities for those who wish to practice medicine, with cheaper health care for all and with a smaller gap between the incomes of doctors and the incomes of most other people (including nurses) would surely be more desirable than a society like the one we have now, except that 12% of the doctors are black and half are women...