Reformers cannot constantly wave this idea around as though they are the only ones who care about teacher quality, and then plug their ears whenever critics point out that tests are a very crude, very imprecise measure of student achievements and teacher quality.
The important point is that the stress tests forced banks to make provision for losses on their loans to distressed nations, such as Greece, from a change in the terms of those loans that would fall short of actual default.
BBC: Stress-test message to banks: Prepare for possible Greek default - BBC News
As I mentioned earlier, we can literally show you thousands of tests to prove this point.
Many trainees had felt some questions were "patronising and insulting" and the point of the literacy and numeracy tests for teachers had to be "thoroughly re-examined", he said.
Some flight schools reacted immediately to the new threat of dangerous student pilots who, at some point, must fly alone to pass tests.
And as long as nobody was cruel enough to point to international league tables such as the PISA tests, showing British results stagnating while other countries soared ahead, all was well.
Tendulkar seemed destined to overhaul Lara's total of 11, 953 runs but became Cameron White's first victim in Tests when giving a simple catch to cover-point.
Scientists did extensive aerial and shipboard tests earlier this week on the waters near the release point, making sure the sargassum algae was clean.
Every 90 days, the stock market tests the ability of investors to absorb information to the breaking point.
His officials point to Mr Kim's promise to hold off from further missile tests, and his readiness to live up to North Korea's commitments under the 1994 nuclear deal, as evidence of success.
On one point at least, ASEAN and its dialogue partners agreed: the nuclear bomb tests in India and Pakistan were deplorable.
The BBC News Website invited comments in its 'Talking Point' section by asking the question: 'Should India have carried out nuclear tests'.
The important point about Dexia is that its current difficulties tend to undermine confidence in the famous European stress tests, the recently completed Europe-wide process of verifying that the region's banks are tickety boo.
Hameed, 32, had a point to prove as the tour party's reserve batsman after Pakistan's collapses in both Tests, but he edged Chris Russell's third ball to Solanki at first slip.
"The injury rate at this point of the season has been high and, with three Lions players out injured as well as fitness tests pending on two others, this impacts on the experience in the squad considerably, " said Irish coach Eddie O'Sullivan.
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