Because every one of them have passed what is called the Knowledge: a test of the ability to memorize and spatially navigate every one of those 25, 000 streets.
Indeed, they are often a test of our ability to respond to new challenges.
Mr Barroso faces an early test of his ability to stand up to France and Germany.
There is of course no test of intellectual ability for those sitting on a jury.
But the singers all handled themselves well, although none were forced to sing more than one or two numbers in a row (so not a particular test of live ability).
Next we turn to the section of the study where the authors test the ability of their PCR assays (IAP and mtDNA) to detect mouse DNA in mouse cell lines.
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Because the experiment was designed to test the ability of current networks to carry high-bandwidth data, no explicit QoS support was employed.
Astronauts will test the ability of the bladder, known as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, to withstand heat, radiation, debris and other assaults.
An IPO will also test the ability of Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, 27 years old, to manage a global company whose financial performance will be scrutinized by investors.
An IPO will also test the ability of Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, age 27, to manage a global company whose financial performance will be scrutinized every three months by investors.
Justice Holmes famously said that the best test of truth is its ability to get itself accepted in the marketplace of ideas.
The trial, which became known as the "Mensalao" or the "Big Monthly" allowance, was seen as a key test of Brazil's ability to hold its politicians to account for corruption.
Although most of the people who wrote about this immediately focused on the ability to quickly test features of mobile apps, I thought, perhaps, that the Framework, with its hybrid approach that combines the performance and functionality benefits of native apps with the high-speed developement of HTML 5, might be the key.
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Wall Street analysts see a pending pension reform as a test of Mr Uribe's ability to balance the books.
For the government, it is a test of Tony Blair's ability, honed over a decade, to make the Labour Party do things it doesn't particularly want to do.
It will be a test of Mr Najib's ability to assert his agenda within his own party and government as much as a fight against the opposition, a coalition led by Anwar Ibrahim's People's Justice Party.
The recent violence might seem to be a test of al-Sadr's ability to lead, Dehghanpisheh says.
Is the discrepancy due to the ability of the test to detect cancer early and get it treated?
To test whether aging reduces the ability of pedestrians to multitask, Neider and his colleagues created a simulated crosswalk using a self-powered treadmill, video screens depicting a busy street, and special goggles that create the illusion of virtual reality.
Examiners will struggle too, to produce a single test that measures the same level of ability in children of different ages. (In music tests all candidates for a given grade play the same pieces: in an English test, quite different reading texts and writing topics would suit an eight-year-old than an 11-year-old.) The changes might even have the perverse effect of making children sit more tests.
But for other men, the ability of the PSA test to detect prostate cancer is slightly better than the flip of a coin.
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Older musicians like Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney have stood the test of time, not only for the quality of their music but for their ability to stay at the forefront of the industry.
The bias affects our idea of our own intelligence as measured by IQ, how we judge our ability to think, our notion of our own relative academic records, test results, health, even ability to drive a car and be popular among friends.
How better to test their ability to take the punishing pace of the 24x7 global economy than to force them to ricochet from coast to coast and north to south?
As long as the entrance requirements for universities and senior secondary schools remain based on the results of national exams which primarily test students' ability to memorise, parents will pile on the same pressures.
Exercise Joint Warrior will test their ability to work together with the forces of nine other countries.
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The election, for local-level officials, will be a test of the strength of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political bloc as well as the ability of security forces to keep the country safe.
The Lions were in some trouble themselves at start of play, resuming on 143-6, but Ambrose and Rashid gave the selectors a reminder of their ability after being overlooked for Test, one-day and Twenty20 squads this week.
As a result, up until now, only those large firms have had access to the ability to quickly make and test these types of algorithms.
Ealham, predominantly a one-day player for England, has not figured for England for two years in the Test arena, but is recalled because of uncertainties over the ability of Andrew Flintoff at this level.
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