Sentence examples for was to excel from inspiring English sources

Having discovered his vocation late in life for a dancer Abraham decided to become a choreographer rather than a performer, although he was to excel at both professions.

"It's to excel, and that was Maynard's big thing.

Like the others taken this low, his best chance is to excel on special teams.

So time management is a crucial skill that new postgrad students need to hone if they are to excel in their course.

"He has two priorities out there, and that is to excel as an athlete and to play quickly," Mr. Raynor said of the president.

Elite coaches often say how hard it is to excel across road, cross-country and track, because of the different demands they place on the body.

Women are to excel in the cultivation of physical beauty and the social graces; men are to excel in the pursuit of art and science.

The only way to get one of those is to excel upon a field of play.

Their goal should be to excel far beyond carbon caps established by law or treaty, to be first to market and the leaders in their fields.

"I was pleased he was able to excel".

Bonds was expected to excel, to be as versatile as his father, Bobby, and to be as talented as his godfather, Willie Mays.