Sentence examples for splendid universities from inspiring English sources

If choice works for America's splendid universities, why not try it on those dreadful high schools?The two main reasons offered are realpolitik and federalism.

For years, IOC members' wives have returned from bidding cities wearing products from the local mink industry, members' children have been able to spend three years assessing potential hosts' splendid universities and members have been able to put locally manufactured luxury cars through their paces from the comfort of their garage.

It had a splendid university, the Universidad Central de Venezuela, a first-rate modern-art museum, an elegant country club, a string of fine hotels, and exquisite beaches.

An unchallenged murder record — a splendid university — hobo capital to the country — railroad ruler, corn baron, liquor king — and the finest of grand opera.

Libraries, of course, a university, splendid museums, a gilded concert hall: Carnegie's largess to Pittsburgh is still overwhelming even a century after the previous Gilded Age.

The historic county's major architectural landmarks are the splendid cathedral of Ely and the university buildings in Cambridge.

We have a splendid research base in Brazil, at our universities and Embrapa [a national agricultural-research institute].

In 1976 there were only half as many college bureaucrats as academic staff; now the ratio is one to one.By the universities' own measures, this has produced splendid results.

And splendid Andrew Carnegie, whom we all know by his bequests to universities and libraries, came from a linen weaver's family in Dunfermline, close to Edinburgh.

The universities and colleges in the New York City metropolitan area have indeed put together a splendid troop of philosophers.

Even if the costs of acting training are covered, the outlook for actors after university is generally tough unless they have a lot of luck, or splendid connections.