Sentence examples for by the tests from inspiring English sources

He said some of his country's islands were "vaporized" by the tests.

The education secretary was shocked that seven-year-olds were being stressed by the tests, he told New Statesman magazine.

Residents were apprehensive at first but then enjoyed the spectacle provided by the tests; visitors had dawn parties.

"We saw no evidence of anxiety or distress induced by the tests".

"A lot of faith we've had in ourselves as professionals has been turned aside by the tests".

That, at least, is the impression given by the tests that many youngsters sit at the age of 18.

They say there are elements of leadership -- courage, judgment, integrity -- that are critical in the station houses and on the beat but impossible to judge by the tests.

Only when they received training in the skills demanded by the tests did the inept subjects grow more realistic in their evaluations.

They have also shriveled the curriculum, emphasizing subjects that will help improve test scores, while shunning science and social studies -- subjects not covered by the tests.

They were, yes, smarter and sharper than I was (as indicated by the tests on which they were always creaming me), but I was . . .

She said that – in previous years – they had concentrated on writing short stories as that was what was demanded by the tests.