Dr. Tjian said those nations and China have made unusually strong efforts to excel in biomedical research.
"Let me tell you something, Scott Clark," he told him, then spoke profanely and at length about his efforts to excel at the Stadium.
As for Martin himself, he evolves from a callow young man, likable in his bumbling efforts to excel, into an openly ambitious, even opportunistic fellow who clearly tries the patience of just about everyone, including the author.
That truth does not rule out the need or desire to strive for perfection; it only tells us that in our efforts to excel, we are sometimes bound to fall short of our highest personal expectations and national aspirations.
They were not devoting their time and efforts to excelling in music and the arts for a monetary reward or a high grade; their true reward was the applause and their own sense of accomplishment that followed a recital or concert at which they performed or the expressions of wonder at the viewers of their works of art.
Over deliver and under promise - when you are given the opportunity, exert all efforts to excel.
The Olympic narrative is always about the human effort to excel in athletic competition, a story of grace and stamina under pressure.
After failing two classes in his second year at G.M.I, now known as Kettering Institute, Mr. O'Neal said he made a concentrated effort to excel.
As teens put lots of effort into excelling at schoolwork and after-school activities, it's important that those activities have some personal meaning for them, rather than serving as padding for college applications.
After all is said and done, the iPhone's not perfect, but as a first effort, it excels.
In my study, people who did less and obsessed far outperformed those who did less without putting in the extreme effort to excel.
