Still, the querulous druggist and his crew managed to win third place in their class.
To win a place, pupils can sit a purpose-designed World Class Test or US pre-university exams.
We hear from the campaigners determined to win a place for Guy in the Directors Guild.
The Liberian team managed to win third place in the tournament despite having lost four of its players.
Not only was it well below the 16.8% he achieved in 2002, when he evicted the Socialist candidate to win a place in the run-off.
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Zamora, who has been tipped to win a place in Fabio Capello's World Cup squad, hammered home a glorious shot from 25 yards to earn Fulham victory.
Rawan still had to apply for and win the place against fierce competition, but she knows the other students at Jesus have given her a rare opportunity.
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The 27-year-old, who currently plays for Montpellier, hopes the move back to England will aid him win a place at the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.
The powerful 25-year-old could offer a tantalising X-factor midfield option having opted to return to New Zealand to try to win a place in the World Cup squad.
However, Adele did win a place on the best song shortlist and said she felt "like Meryl Streep", while the film received a further four nominations in the technical categories.
The boy earned high enough marks to win a place at the respected engineering faculty of Cairo University, a hotbed of Islamism in the 1970s, and then a scholarship to the University of Southern California.
The draw mean third-placed Milan ended the weekend two points ahead of Fiorentina in the race to win a place in the qualifying rounds of the European Champions League next season, with one match still to play.
Ross McCormack has made a good start to life at Cardiff and could win a place among the forwards, while Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo has netted eight goals in seven matches but has landed an untimely suspension.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin campaigned to win a place at the G7 summits -- the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada -- and Russian leaders now take part in some of the consultations at the Group's annual gatherings.
And he could win a permanent place on the coaching staff should that trial prove successful.
Everton are now two points behind the Gunners after a comfortable 3-1 win over 19th place Reading at Goodison Park.
Beckham played for Milan for six months from January 2009 and his confident displays helped him win back his place in Fabio Capello's England squad.
For Massa, only a win or second place will do in Sao Paulo, so a sixth pole of a season is a must for the hometown boy.
Wright is currently the club's third choice striker behind Aaron Mclean and Craig Mackail-Smith, and admits he faces a battle to win a regular place in the side.
The right-hander, who is an occasional spin bowler, will be hoping to win back his place in the team in time for November and December's tour of India.
Young Isaiah picked up English and worked hard enough to win a free place to Oxford, where he later taught, on and off, for the rest of his life.
Tevez doubled the lead on the stroke of halftime, the Argentine having made the morning headlines in a tabloid newspaper as he vented his frustration about failing to win a regular place in the starting line-up.
It has been galling for Zhengzhou University graduates to end up with roughly the same certificate as their Shengda counterparts, who they will have had to outperform in exams in order to win their university place.
American Tyler Clary surged from third place to win the event in an Olympic-record time of 1:53.41.
"I'm very proud of our guys to come in here, a tough place to win, " coach Frank Vogel said.
The win left fifth-place Chicago a half-game ahead of Atlanta in the East, and they can thank Robinson for that.
They are totally excited about the matches ahead and just want to make a difference, keep their place and win.
Henry twist, with Qwest forced to sell off the very divisions it fought so hard to win in the first place.
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