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"A satisfactory school …" The word "satisfactory" is uttered with a drawl of disapproval.
Under a new inspection regime introduced last year, any school previously judged as "satisfactory" is now described as "requiring improvement".
Less satisfactory is that the men look like overweight ice-skaters in sparkling white all-in-one suits that cling to their torsos before ballooning into pantaloons.
Patrick Vieira's men face last-placed Chicago Fire and a victory, though satisfactory, is not enough in order to secure a place in the postseason.
The word "satisfactory" is banned under this grass roof and these sun-tube ceiling lights – "they give us a lot of natural light even on a dull day," says Kavanagh.
Whether this solution is satisfactory is disputed.
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Less satisfactory was the fried oyster.
True, he was the first chief inspector to declare that "satisfactory" wasn't good enough.
Satisfactory it is, then.
Satisfactory agreement is obtained.
A satisfactory agreement is reached.
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