Word: mid-point
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With the resulting realistic, relatable plot and characters, Genz was able to develop several well-developed protagonists. “In the story, the most difficult thing was to get to the mid-point where our main characters could do something unforgiveable, but still not lose the audience...
...lightweight men’s coach Charley Butt.“I was really impressed by Michelle Guerette’s race the day before [ours],” Howard said. “It was such a great race to watch.”At the mid-point of the course Guerette was in fifth place, but her last two splits were the fastest of all the competitors, bringing her to within a hair’s breadth of the Bulgarian victor with a time of 7:22.78.Behind her success lies another story of accomplishment. For Butt, this...
...each semester during which the first and only set of midterms will be administered. These tests can count for about 15 percent or 20 percent of the grade, just as they do now, and can fairly be expected to cover all material in the course up to the mid-point. Apart from these, professors can retain the cushion offered by the second midterms by giving two or three much smaller tests at points before and after the midterm. These little evaluations can count for perhaps 5 percent or 7 percent of the overall course grade individually, and so together will...
...Modern scholars identify these voyagers as ancient Indonesians, based upon the indelible linguistic and DNA footprints they left behind in East Africa. However, Madagascar is only the mid-point of Beale's projected voyage: from there, he plans to sail the ship around the Cape of Good Hope, one of the most perilous sea passages on earth, and then north to Ghana, ending his odyssey beneath the cliffs of Accra. The historic evidence for Indonesian contact with West Africa is shaky, as Beale readily concedes. The case relies largely upon striking similarities in traditional African and Indonesian music. The Madagascar...
...resign. The Organization of American States brokered the agreement to end a two-month general strike organized by Chávez's opponents earlier this year. But Vice President José Vicente Rangel said the planned vote was unconstitutional because it would come before the mid-point in Chávez's term. The opposition has collected more than 2.5 million signatures in support of the referendum, and polls show they would easily prevail...