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The phrase "awarding of marks" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to education, assessments, or evaluations where points or grades are given for performance.
Example: "The awarding of marks will be based on the quality of the submitted work and adherence to the guidelines."
Alternatives: "granting of scores" or "allocation of points".
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So I'm surprised, even a little shocked, by the belittling tone of the obituaries: the talk of how one book was weaker than another, the sorting out, the awarding of marks.
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At the end of August, 1916, Döblin was awarded the Fontane Prize (including a monetary award of 600 Marks) for The Three Leaps of Wang Lun (Die drei Sprünge des Wang-lun), which tells the story of political upheaval in 18th century China.
That is why we have tried, by means of this legislative package, to make the CE marking more meaningful, to introduce sanctions for its abuse, to tighten up rules on award of the marking and to make the system of market controls significantly more powerful.
… More papers, more discussion, better data, and more satisfactory models – not larger awards of damages – mark the path towards superior understanding of the world around us". – US Chief Justice Frank Easterbrook, Underwager v Salter 22 Fed.
The new English language course requirements increase the proportion of marks awarded for accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Any simple comparison of marks awarded by sex or ethnicity of candidates thereby runs the risk of detecting genuine candidate differences rather than genuine examiner differences.
A large portion of marks are awarded for rebutting arguments, so this failure was of real consequence to me.
Gove said Labour removed the requirement for a set number of marks to be awarded for these factors in exams.
In English language, 20% rather than the current 12% of marks will be awarded for good spelling, punctuation and grammar and a "greater range of writing skills" will be required.
Despite previously winning the lifetime achievement prize in 2001, after he first announced his retirement – before performing a U-turn – Sir Alex Ferguson was given a special "Diamond award" to mark 60 years of the programme.
One of the judges, Gaby Wood, has written that the awarding of the prize to Barnes "marks an excellent moment for British fiction".
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