Sentence examples for dropping the grade from inspiring English sources

I had been wrong to pass it and if the external examiner hadn't insisted on dropping the grade, the student would have been denied the opportunity to try again.

Dropping the passing grade to 55 on a Regents exam is a major concession.

It's possible dropping the passing grade to 55 really was not the change it looks like.

"If they don't think they'll get a good grade, they drop the course.

Larry Vigon Chicago, Aug. 8, 2010 To the Editor: I strongly agree with the Mount Olive school district's decision to drop the D grade.

The chemistry teacher drops the lowest grade and gives partial credit and doesn't allow gum chewing, but will allow you to snack in class because it's important to regulate your blood sugar.

Plant the tree slightly higher than the surrounding soil to allow for some settling, most container grown nursery stock has high organic matter content that will decompose causing the plant to settle in the planting hole dropping the root crown below grade if not planted slightly high.

Consequently, calls are dropped and the grade of service may not be maintained.

Keep your bullets in their clip and your movements silent and you'll score highly come mission end; leave enemies more than bruised, bodies all over the place, and you'll lose "heroism" marks and drop down the grading scale.

"N.A.D.A. applauds the Obama administration's decision to drop the ill-advised 'letter grade' in favor of one that prominently displays a vehicle's m.p.g.

Manual still had grades seven through twelve at this time, and overcrowding gradually began to improve after Manual dropped the seventh and eight grades when Noe Middle School opened in 1974.