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  • It recently commissioned a broader review of the student-visa program, due to be released by the middle of the year, aimed at getting more people from overseas trained in the skills it needs, while fending off compe tition from the U.S., New Zealand and Canada for international students.

    Australian education test: how Geoffrey Rogow 2011

  • In a comprehensive canvassing of court decisions based on teacher evaluation for compe tency, I found that the defendant districts prevailed in more than a 3-to-1 ratio, and that there was no significant difference between the outcomes for nontenured as compared to tenured teachers.

    The myth of teacher tenure 2010

  • The American Clean Energy and Security Act offers our country the most important opportunity in generations to jumpstart our economy, create millions of new jobs and set the stage for America to compe ...

    Gillian Caldwell: Clean Energy Bill Can Be Better 2009

  • White H+Son laced to white Phils front and back -- single fixed w/ EAI track cog -- white rando on the rear, white gran compe on the front.

    Blows to the Hed: The Price is Blah BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • The American Clean Energy and Security Act offers our country the most important opportunity in generations to jumpstart our economy, create millions of new jobs and set the stage for America to compe ...

    Gillian Caldwell: Clean Energy Bill Can Be Better 2009

  • Like it would be hard to compe up with a character who can make two duplicates of himself who each sing as effeminately as he does.

    FOX GEARS UP FOR ‘GOSSIP MUTANTS’ 2008

  • His foto won the compe- commpit- competishun & he needs to pick up his prize.

    oh hai… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • And continued international engagement that strengthens investment and trade, diversifies supplies and promotes free and open compe-tition of ideas is also critical.

    The High-Tech Reality Of Oil 2007

  • * This argument is resumed, Vol.XIV. by a more compe-tent judge both of learning and languages than Mr. Walden.

    Sir Charles Grandison 2006

  • Competition Just a week to go on the latest compe...

    04/20/2003 - 04/27/2003 - "Taking the credit for your second symphony." 2003

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