" She said there were so many students jammed into the 99th percentile, "it's crazy.
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And our outliers out to the 99th percentile are still less than a millisecond.
Today, the Rose Bowl Game is a booming enterprise, entering its 99th year of play.
In addition, the number of students in the 99th percentile nearly doubled from the initially reported scores.
His department has ranked in the first percentile one month and in the 99th percentile two months later.
Every year, there aren't enough seats in the citywide programs even for students who score in the 99th percentile.
The 99th Tour de France is underway as the pinnacle of bicycle races.
The NAACP is the oldest and largest civil rights organization of its kind and this year it celebrates its 99th anniversary.
This year, about 1, 500 students entering kindergarten scored in the 99th percentile.
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The family wasn't allowed to attend any of the open houses, which are generally limited to students who score in the 99th percentile.
After seats are assigned to siblings who qualify, the remaining children in the 99th percentile enter a lottery for a chance at a seat.
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Students are compared with a national sample, which means about 11% of kindergarten test-takers in the city received scores in the 99th percentile this year.
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Bwalya, who is also the Zambian technical director, was making his 99th appearance for the Chipolopolo and the goal was his 49th for his country.
Nearly 11% of test-takers entering kindergarten scored well enough to land in the 99th percentile, which was based on a combination of local and national samples.
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Frank Lampard pulled one back from the spot after Jermain Defoe was fouled, before David Beckham, winning a 99th cap, set up Peter Crouch to level it.
In practice, unless families have a sibling already enrolled in the school, students need to score in the 99th percentile for a seat in the most elite programs.
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New York City came in 99th, beat by Worcester, Mass.
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"I joke to my husband, it's like kindergarten 'Hunger Games, '" said 37-year-old Stella Gilgur-Cook, whose 5-year-old daughter placed in the 99th percentile, referring to the popular movie about survival.
Now, unfortunately, we're stuck with that tradition of 100 days, so that on the 99th day you will be calling me and saying how well did this guy do?
Both Pearson and city officials expressed surprise that so many students made it into the 99th percentile under the new test, results that were nearly identical to the previous year.
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The expectation was even greater given that Tendulkar's 99th ton came during the 50-over World Cup, which India went on to win in his home city of Mumbai last April.
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Microsoft remains in the 99th percentile of high-IQ companies.
The co-star of Desperate Housewives ranked 99th last year.
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McLaren sent on David Beckham for his 99th cap along with Jermaine Defoe at the start of the second half and they briefly featured in a revival that saw England draw level.
Children take two tests, and spots in the most elite programs usually go only to students with siblings already enrolled or those who score in the 99th percentile, who still must participate in a lottery.
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He was culpable for two of the goals in the opening 3-0 loss to 99th-ranked Malawi: his poor clearance led to the first goal and he fumbled a shot in the build-up to the third.
He thinks the American people are focused on what our efforts are doing to produce jobs and stabilize the economy, not just on the 99th, or 101st, or 100th day, but each and every day.
His 77th PGA Tour victory also marked his 99th professional tournament win as Woods, who has won the Masters on four occasions, prepares his bid to wear the famous green jacket for the first time since 2005.
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