Nobody can excuse school districts that have resorted to cheating to pass the tests.
But the NUT said candidates who needed several resits to pass the tests were dyslexic, had English as an additional language, or were less familiar with the on-line testing system.
Like the countries already in the monetary union, Britain will have formally to pass the convergence tests set by the Maastricht treaty of 1992.
If these deals pass the four tests, they could boost the fortunes of their acquirers.
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But that does not necessarily mean that the Treasury will conclude that Britain does not pass the five tests.
Many Latinos still operate in the cash economy, which means that even the successful ones rarely pass the usual tests for mortgage risk.
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This hoax issue will likely make it more difficult for him to focus on football during his final exam to pass the NFL tests.
Financial firms such as Smith Barney or Northwestern Mutual will provide their employees with all the necessary education and training that they need in order to pass the requisite tests, as well as thorough sales and product training.
Author David Boyle, of the New Economics Foundation, told BBC News that he was not suggesting that all children should be coached to pass entrance exams into "super-selective" schools, but that the need for coaching to pass some of the tests was "a clear barrier" to some families.
After that, the IRS plans to give preparers up to three years to pass the new competency tests so as not to disrupt the industry.
Any British beach flying the flag has to pass the most stringent tests on beach management and safety.
If the Falcon and the Dragon can pass another set of technical tests, the company could start flying astronauts by 2017.
They fear the banks may not pass the revamped EU stress tests.
New hires -- even seasoned executives -- must complete a six-week "boot camp" and pass tests on the company's software and marketing message.
Most recently, the Commission established new rules that make it illegal to sell a crib with sides that drop down or that do not pass strict tests on the durability of their slats and mattresses.
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Hill finished the game and scored 26 points, but experienced some headaches and showed concussion symptoms since and wasn't able to pass the league's concussion tests so he could play Thursday night.
All big banks today must receive approval from the Federal Reserve before increasing their dividend or stock buyback program, as well as pass regular stress tests that probe whether the financial institution could withstand a large shock.
In the blueprint for secondary education in England, published on Monday, students will have to pass tests in three "core" skills needed for the workplace - literacy, maths and information and communications technology.
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One comfort for Mr Juncker is that Luxembourg, with a budget surplus and little government debt, will pass even the strictest application of the Maastricht tests.
Both are rated to pass the MIL-STD-810F standards, which are a suite of tests encompassing the device's ability to operate under high temperatures, low temperatures, and resist dust -- even how susceptible its circuitry is to cause an explosions in a flammable environment.
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He suggested potential loan receivers shouldn't look at the stress tests in terms of pass or fail.
By end of the night, everyone failed to pass a range of sobriety tests.
The advocates of repeal believe that they can pass most of these tests.
The BagoSphere training course maintains a pass rate in Business Process Outsourcing recruitment tests about 8x higher than competitors.
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But the American authorities in particular managed to draw a line under their financial crisis by injecting new capital into the (sometimes unwilling) banks and by showing that those banks could pass fairly rigorous stress tests in May 2009.
Under the current system, all companies with 401(k) plans must pass complex "nondiscrimination" tests annually.
To earn the coveted designation of Certified Financial Planner, for instance, an advisor must pass a grueling series of tests.
Some flight schools reacted immediately to the new threat of dangerous student pilots who, at some point, must fly alone to pass tests.
Normally, such tests would be only the earliest stages of getting a drug approved, and most medicines that pass these hurdles eventually fail in late-stage clinical trials.
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