A few months earlier, the government of President George Washington had started a contest for the best design for the Capitol.

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Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military test pilots who had education in science or engineering.

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By this time, Jackson had decided that Van Buren would be the best man to follow him as president.

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Douglas believed that, of the other candidates, Abraham Lincoln had the best chance of winning the presidential election.

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By the middle nineteen fifties, Doctor Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world.

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Best of all, I loved writing about the game on an old typewriter I had borrowed from someone in my father's office.

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He didn't seem to need the money. He had many friends among the best families of New York.

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They found that the best position for gliding had the back two wings in a position similar to that of a flying squirrel.

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Before he became a power hitter, he had been among the best pitchers of his time.

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He and a girl,Elinor White, had the best record of the students graduating that year.

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It wasn't easy, but we slowly rebuilt those neighborhoods one block at a time, and in the process I received the best education I ever had."

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He had also been named best president in a similar study in two thousand.

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Southern General Joe Johnston said: "Mr. Lincoln was the best friend we had.

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He had been married to Taylor's best friend and popular actress Debbie Reynolds.

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Since then Dave Brubeck has had many different quartets His best known jazz works include "In Your Own Sweet Way," "The Duke" and "Blue Rondo a La Turk."

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Brown had decided to capture, as his best hostage, Colonel Lewis Washington.

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Still,he had one of his best years in two thousand seven.

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