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- verb Present participle of
attain .
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Examples
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I was extremely popular with the veteran population and was extremely successful in attaining their long awaited benefits.
david ray reed 2010
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Connie: I had no idea that medical schools admitted high numbers of poli sci & English majors, due to their ease in attaining high GPAs./sarcasm
The Volokh Conspiracy » Do Law Schools Seek “Exciting” and “Diverse” Students? 2010
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She did well in attaining the Governership of Alaska, where there are probably more moose than people!
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I had no idea that medical schools admitted high numbers of poli sci & English majors, due to their ease in attaining high GPAs./sarcasm.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Do Law Schools Seek “Exciting” and “Diverse” Students? 2010
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The cold truth is that a judicial-clerkship director's presence during that month would make little difference in attaining clerkships -- they are very competitive, even for the top students at top schools.
Discourse.net: University of Miami Law Tops Florida Bar Pass 2008
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So news sites like Edge (and like its competitor, Gamasutra, which employs me) face stiff competition in attaining an audience's attention.
Archive 2008-10-01 SVGL 2008
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So news sites like Edge (and like its competitor, Gamasutra, which employs me) face stiff competition in attaining an audience's attention.
Dysfunctional Family Circle SVGL 2008
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The though-line of virtually all the profiles is the yearning for, quest for, and progress in attaining a meaningful life.
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While the evolutionary/historical record suggests that species capable of greed and deception tend to be more successful in attaining control of their environment, what happens next?
September « 2007 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2007
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By the way Libby was one of the prime movers in attaining the Rich pardon ... justice is so inconvenient for him.
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