The exam boards say they can schedule big examinations – such as GCSE English and maths – before Ramadan begins or after it ends.
The more they play against quality, the sooner they come into our team, the quicker they will be ready". Toshack seems certain to give 17-year-old Southampton player Gareth Bale a place in the starting line-up and will not hesitate to throw players such as David Cotterill (18), Lewin Nyatanga (18) and Joe Ledley (19) into probably the biggest examination of their lives.
It is such competition for places that makes Best well aware that, after finishing his studies in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Cambridge University, he now faces his biggest examination.
Some of the biggest examinations of Rodgers' Celtic in domestic competition - and some of the best entertainment - came when Lennon's Hibs were the opposition, a clever and fearless attacking force on many occasions.
Sure, you read it before and passed the test, but the big test is coming up: your driving examination.
In the meantime, before they face their university challenge, and indeed their big Olympic examination, Britain's athletes are making promising progress towards Van Commenee's target of eight medals in 2012, at least one of them of a golden hue.
Most students study mainly prior to exams, but many students would prefer to have multiple smaller exams during the semester (SQ 7) instead of one big final examination (SQ 8).
We need a curriculum of big questions, examinations where children can talk, share and use the Internet, and new, peer assessment systems.
The biggest test for Mesereau was his cross-examination of the 15-year-old accuser.
