Or that another client who was working overtime at a draining legal job and applying for graduate school should finally watch the top 100 films of all time on the AFI list, as he always wanted.

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Assessment for that is mainly done within a school but follows a detailed specification - with marks deducted for dragging crimpers when applying almond paste, for example.

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The campaigners are applying to the Department for Education to open a St Ursula's senior school on part of the existing Brecon Road site.

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Check back next Friday for the next article in this series which will provide you with a step-by-step game plan for successfully applying to business school this fall.

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The board's decision would mean the school would close next August, but parents representatives said they were considering applying for a judicial review.

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For his part, the President helped to refurbish a Washington, DC elementary school, applying some varnish to a classroom bookshelf.

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So by rewarding some of these states submitting applications today, by extending the Race to the Top for states, by launching a Race to the Top among school districts, and by applying the principles of Race to the Top to other federal programs, we'll build on this success.

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