Baisinger recited a quote that struck her as excellent motivation: Humble enough to prepare, confident enough to perform.

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"I have been lucky enough to work with two excellent chairmen in John Elliott and Martyn Price and I am even more pleased to see that David will take over soon, " he said.

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The fire service were absolutely excellent, I can't thank them enough.

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The problem with such newspapers is that, although they do much that is excellent, they do little that is distinctive enough for people to pay for it.

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Excellent team, exciting style, just not enough people who care.

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"I think in the last month to six weeks our cricket has been excellent and I can't praise our players enough, " Grayson added.

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Sue Pope of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics, said some schools were doing an excellent job but too much teaching to the test meant that not enough young people were getting "the opportunity to experience the excitement, fascination, joy and beauty of maths".

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The previously excellent Adebayor began to tire, Bendtner has failed to really convince he has enough quality, while Theo Walcott has been preferred as an impact substitute.

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An excellent solution, for landlords who can afford to do so, is to pay off enough of the mortgage so that the house edges into the black and no depreciation or other deductions go to waste.

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It was disappointing for Durham with all the rain over the first two days but for us to be able to push hard enough to get a result was a fantastic effort and proves we are playing some excellent cricket.

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