But rather than tying promotions to a strict ranking of test scores, which can work against non-white candidates, the department divides the results into different bands, some as wide as 12 points.

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His team's losing streak is their worst since 1988 and has seen them fall to an all-time low Test ranking of fifth.

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Pigs have been known to scope out traps for days before sending in the group's lowest ranking members to test for danger.

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South Africa have the opportunity to claim the top Test ranking from the Australians as well when the series against them begins in Johannesburg on 26 February.

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Colleges like to report higher test scores for a very simple reason: it raises their ranking!

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The top-ranking U.S. military officer said Monday that North Korea's reported nuclear test is a primarily a diplomatic matter right now, not a military one.

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