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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Asia
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Examples
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I've seen some strange places of Bs. As. aka BA aka Buenos Aires yesterday and believe I now have a pretty good overview about what live there is like.
Wormulon.net 2008
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Last year, 84% of schools got As. Queens came out as the best performing borough, while District 26 — the eastern part of Queens – was the highest performing district, with schools there getting all As or Bs for the second year in a row.
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Being very competitive I was always motivated to get As. Mason's school doesn't give out letter grades.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2010
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Sometimes it's very overt -- parents say, 'You must choose this major or this type of job' or 'You should not bring home As and Bs, only As.
Charlotte Hilton Andersen: The Question No One Is Asking In The Tiger Mom Debate Charlotte Hilton Andersen 2011
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Chinese parents can order their kids to get straight As.
Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior Amy Chua 2011
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At the end of the second quarter, however, I was getting straight As.
Stefania Lucchetti: Lessons From My Italian Tiger Mom Stefania Lucchetti 2011
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In addition while your grades are good they are not the best possible, Many students have all As. Schools also look at your record from grade 9 as well as grade 10. 1
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After its splashy opening-night presentation of David Fincher's "The Social Network," as well as successful screenings of new works by Jean-Luc Godard and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the festival surges into its homestretch with its centerpiece film (Julie Taymor's "The Tempest") and a host of sidebar presentations and Q & As. There's still a lot see.
The Best of the Fest Greater New York Staff 2010
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At the end of the second quarter, however, I was getting straight As.
Stefania Lucchetti: Lessons From My Italian Tiger Mom Stefania Lucchetti 2011
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We also inspect A is for anarchy …, two 3D letter As. The first is sub-titled "Thug Life" and is a "hard, knotty ringleader".
Meet the best new artists in Britain Kate Kellaway 2010
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