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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a high distinction" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a notable achievement or recognition, often in academic contexts to indicate a high level of performance or excellence.
Example: "She graduated with a high distinction, reflecting her hard work and dedication throughout her studies."
Alternatives: "a great honor" or "a notable achievement".
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Thirdly, a learning task is usually evaluated by a teacher, including various degrees of affirmation or rejection, for example, from a high distinction to a fail.
There were 24.1% of students who received a High Distinction (85% or higher grade), of the Second Life participants, compared with 9.9% of students who did not participate in these sessions.
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There are three levels of Distinction: Distinction (A-), High Distinction (A), and Highest Distinction (A+).
Crane's first slim volume of poems, White Buildings (1926), was rapturously received on publication, coming at a time in America when poets and poetry held a higher distinction in popular culture than either does today.
In addition, Mr. Charlap recently appeared on "Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz," the radio show whose octogenarian host, herself a pianist of high distinction, has a near-infallible knack for spotting and anointing new talent.
He also holds an M.B.A., with high distinction as a Baker Scholar, from Harvard Business School.
Of the students who participated in the Second Life group, almost 80% received a grade of High Distinction or Distinction, i.e. a grade above 75%.
Being named a Harvard Hero is an honor of high distinction – only about 60 Heroes, or ½ of 1% of eligible staff – will be named, with selection based on 11 important criteria.
However, as Coffin (2000, 277) points out, unlike the other resources of Appreciation that operate on a positive/negative polarity (e.g., terrible/wonderful), Social Valuation seems to implicate "a low to high distinction".
CoBib: An Architecture for a Collaborative Database, High Distinction 2007.
Michiel has an MSc in Applied Physics from Delft University of Technology and an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School.
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