The agency took over the delivery and administration of the National Curriculum Tests in England, previously undertaken by the QCA to whom they are accountable.

Tests demonstrated the electric Gatling could fire bursts of up to 1, 500 rpm.

Tests of TMM-1 and TMM-2 prototypes performed in the beginning of 1932 demonstrated no advantage over the Vickers 6-Ton and the T-26 ( the TMM-2's maneuverability was found to be even worse ).

Tests made over successive years by means of culture media and sterile plates, were considered to have demonstrated the " perfect bacteriologic purity " of the air, purportedly a benefit to those suffering various respiratory illnesses.

Tests performed by the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York demonstrated a reduction in the anxiety of patients receiving an MRI by as much as 63 percent.

Tests demonstrated that its greatly improved operating parameters could have cut significant time from existing elevated train schedules.

The value of Lindwall and Miller were demonstrated during the final two Tests.

Tests in lab rats have demonstrated that low doses of Ritalin can increase norepinephrine levels ..

Tests such as the DES provide a quick method of screening subjects so that the more time-consuming structured clinical interview can be used in the group with high DES scores.

The Grateful Dead ( originally billed as " The Warlocks ") played some of their first shows at the Acid Tests, often as high on LSD as their audiences.

The first two Tests against Australia were high scoring draws where only 45 wickets fell, with India taking a first innings lead in both after making scores over 400.

The playing standard remained high, and most participants of the series later commented that it was the toughest cricket that they ever played, Tests included.

In his next 24 Tests, he scored 2, 250 runs at the exceptionally high average of 93. 75.

Tests selected to screen donor blood and tissue must provide a high degree of confidence that HIV will be detected if present ( that is, a high sensitivity is required ).

Tests used for the diagnosis of HIV infection in a particular person require a high degree of both sensitivity and specificity.

* Tests the kanji learned in the first two years of high school ( approximately 16-17 years of age )

* Tests the kanji learned through high school: requires the ability to read and write all of the 1945 daily use kanji ( jōyō kanji ), and knowledge of the 284 kanji used in names ( jinmeiyō kanji, 人名用漢字 )

After making 54 and 50 in the rain-drawn First Test in Brisbane, Ponting scored double-centuries in back-to-back Tests against India, in the Second Test at Adelaide ( 242 ) and at Melbourne ( 257, his career high ).

Tests dating to 1999 show that the high permeability of the underground aquifer point to a high risk for water pollution.

The Lions ' campaign involved a warm-up match against Argentina ( which was retroactively awarded Test status by the International Rugby Board in March 2008 ) before the departure for New Zealand, three Tests against the All Blacks, and several tour matches, where the quality of the opposition was expected to be high.

Amid the high drama of the season, Woodfull's struggles spread beyond the Test arena ; he scored only 297 runs at 33. 00 in matches outside the Tests.

Tests showed the substance was resistant to corrosion from most substances and had better high temperature stability than any other plastic.

The century proved to be the high point of Trescothick's Test summer, however, as he reached a half-century just once in the subsequent six Tests against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Tests in Operation High Dive with dummies had shown that a body in free-fall at high altitude would often go into a flat spin at a rate of up to 200 revolutions per minute.

Tests performed where bullets are shot through light cover, intended to represent twigs and brush, have shown that the high velocity, light weight, thin jacketed, pointed bullets used by most hunting cartridges today are easily deflected by contact with the brush.

Tests in 2003 found that the acceleration, rather than being constant, started at a high value and decreased, leading to velocities at close range which were not as low as expected, about 100fps at 1-foot instead of the calculated 20fps.

Tests with a AAA tank where performed but the high weight of the system resulted in a switch to the heavier Standardpanzer chassis, resulting in the Gepard AAA system.

Scores on such exams as the Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, SAT Subject Tests, and British Advanced Level exams can also serve as placement tests for students in certain subjects, where a high score would enable them to get into a more advanced class than what a freshman would normally take.

" Their guns consistently score high in evaluations run by Gun Tests Magazine.

Tests in the Far East showed a high level of accuracy, with an average of 25 % of shots fired at tanks striking the target.

Dexter's negative field placings and lack of urgency failed to regain the Ashes and the painful draws in the Fourth and Fifth Tests particularly spoilt the atmosphere, as Richie Benaud was determined to hold onto the Ashes and Dexter was content to draw a series in Australia.

After Australia took a 1 – 0 lead in the first two Tests, Botham was forced to resign or was sacked ( depending on the source ).

The first was won with Cronje scoring 49 and 74 ; in the second Test, he took 3 / 14, his best bowling in Tests, and smashed 82 off 63 balls, his fifty being brought up with three consecutive sixes off Muttiah Muralitharan, and was reached off just 31 balls ; at the time, it was the second fastest in Tests after Kapil Dev's.

In the 25 Tests he played before he became captain he made 6 centuries and took 5 wickets in an innings 14 times, including 10 in a match 3 times, an astonishing record.

Tests both on the sea and in the air showed that Bolas had fully met the requirements and it was officially judged to be exceptionally good ; it was successfully launched by catapult from the ill-fated submarine M2 but the concept of submarine-carried aircraft died in the Royal Navy after the loss of the M2 which took one of the Petos with it.

One of the tallest bowlers ever to play Test cricket, Garner appeared in 58 Tests between 1977 and 1987 and took 259 wickets at an average of barely above 20, making him statistically one of the most effective bowlers of all time.

During the three Tests, Waugh had limited opportunities and scored 59 runs for once out and took two wickets.

In the three-match ODI series that preceded the Tests, Waugh scored 113 runs at 37. 66 and took three wickets at 54. 00.

The three-match ODI series in England preceded the Tests and Waugh scored 41 runs at 20. 50 and took five wickets at 30. 20.

He was ineffective in the first three Tests, accumulating only sixty runs in five innings as India took a 2 – 1 lead.

He was recalled for the Second and Third Tests, which were won easily, but Snow took only 3 wickets ( 51. 33 ), but by dint of being out only once that summer he averaged 50. 00 with the bat.

However, Snow took 5 / 57 to peg back the Australians to a 36 run lead in the first innings, but couldn't stop Australia's first win in The Ashes for 13 Tests.

Sobers took 15 wickets in the 1960-61 series, including a best analysis of 5 / 120, at an average of 39. 20, and his bowling allowed Worrell to play an extra batsman in the final three Tests, thus using Sobers for the first time as a designated all-rounder, a role in which he became the dominant player in world cricket over the next decade, being awarded the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World title ( retrospectively ) eight times in 13 years.

Overall, he took 235 wickets in his 93 Tests at an average of 34. 03 and was more effective when operating as a pace bowler.

Warwickshire tales of woe in this respect are numerous and I can remember a call between them in 1964 going something like " No A. C ."-Yes, Mike "-Wait A. C ."-" Damn it, Mike "-" Sorry A. C ." He was, however, a mantis-like close fielder who took a record 593 catches for Warwickshire and 53 catches in 50 Tests for England.

Due to Smit being unavailable for the November 2010 Tests after surgery, lock Victor Matfield took Smit's place as captain for that tour.

Gillespie took 259 wickets in 71 Tests ( at an average of 26. 13 ) making him Australia's sixth-highest wicket-taker and giving him the 14th best bowling average for Australian bowlers who have taken more than a hundred wickets.

Trueman took 76 wickets in the Championship, 34 in Tests and 129 in all matches.

He played in eight first-class matches, including three of the five Tests, and took 27 wickets at 33. 66 with a best effort of 5 – 45.

Trueman took part in the last three Tests.

On the New Zealand leg of the tour, Trueman played in all five first-class matches, including two Tests, and took 20 wickets at 12. 20 with best figures of 8 – 45 and 10 wickets in a match once.

Credit for the first Hong Kong feature film is usually given to Zhuangzi Tests His Wife ( 1913 ), which also took its story from the opera stage, was helmed by a stage director and featured Brodsky's involvement.

He finished the series with 105 runs at 21. 00 as the hosts took the Tests 2 – 1.

It took Ponting 118 Tests and 196 innings to achieve the feat, one slower than Tendulkar and Lara.

He took 208 and 288 in Tests and ODIs respectively.