Launched in 1997, the tests are taken every three years by a sample of schools in over 70 countries and regional authorities and are used to create a global ranking of school performance.

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By law, the U.S. Department of Education gives the math and reading tests to a representative sample of students in every state biennially.

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Also be sure to build in time to sample all of the unique flavours -- since every working distillery gives guests the opportunity to smell and taste the handcrafted drink.

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The precincts are selected by random chance, like a lottery, and every precinct in the state has an equal chance to be in the sample.

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New microbreweries are opening across Poland every month, and Krakow is becoming one of the best places in Europe to sample Polish beers made by producers driven more by their passion for quality than by building a lucrative large-scale business.

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In exchange for this concession, Range agreed to sample 20 private water wells surrounding its pad site every three months for a year.

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It is the one sales job worth yearning for -- carrying that battered sample case of memorable music around the country, to unpack in front of a different appreciative audience every night.

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