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If Zoe does apply to university she will have some formidable competition: other applicants will have attended a school with an "outstanding " Ofsted rating, enjoyed a comfortable home life and have parents with degrees.
"He is the outstanding football presenter of his generation, combining great authority from his very distinguished playing career with wonderful broadcasting instincts and sharpness – making him a true star performer".
Outstanding issues include pensions, labour market reform, VAT rates and Greece's budget targets.
Most unexpectedly, the outstanding Nitrous morphs from a lament to a laughing-gas seller into an unlikely folk deconstruction of Olive's 90s pop-dance hit You're Not Alone.
"I am so excited that Brenda has made it," said Loyce, wearing an outstanding red floral flowing busuuti (type of dress).
And, given the quality of many of the fall additions – Mulaney, Bad Judge – it's a situation that might not change any time soon. The outstanding Showtime drama, which stars Ruth Wilson and Dominic West as the participants in the titular affair, both telling their side of the story as they saw it, hasn't been a ratings smash, though figures have been rising as the first season progresses.
The schools becoming academies were far from random ("outstanding " institutions enjoyed special freedoms to convert; failing schools were sometimes forced), so the department proposed, and identified funds for, a systematic evaluation.
New this year is an adventure in and around the Binevenagh area of outstanding natural beauty, with kayaking on the Roe river and mountain biking on Binevenagh mountain, finishing on the shore below iconic Mussenden Temple.
"The Hungarian game has always been built on or round outstanding individuals," wrote Willy Meisl in 1956, and by the 1954 World Cup Hungary had an entire team of them.
Jones stifled Ryan Giggs and launched a couple of forward raids of his own during an outstanding debut that earned him the man of the match award.
Any financial liabilities held, such as outstanding balances on credit cards and student loans, are then subtracted to provide a net measure of wealth Private pension wealth: this includes occupational and personal pensions as well as retained rights in private pensions and pensions in payment.
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The primary grammatical function of "outstanding " is to serve as an adjective , modifying nouns to describe their exceptional qualities. It emphasizes a level of merit significantly above the norm. Ludwig shows multiple examples where "outstanding " describes achievements, performances, and qualities deemed remarkable.
Expression frequency: Very common
