41.   He did not make top grades, but he could have.

42.   He made good grades and left no record of troublemaking, but left his hometown school before graduating.

43.   He was a little too thin to make the grade by American standards, and he was wearing a Walkman.

44.   He wondered if he would make the grade.

45.   Hundreds of would-be WebDormers have filled out e-mail questionnaires in hopes of being placed under a cyber microscope, but only a few outgoing individuals have made the grade.

46.   How did they go on to college and make good grades?

47.   I hope you will make good grades in school and make good money when you work.

48.   If any one of those subgroups fails to make the grade, the entire school or district is ranked low-performing.

49.   I have always considered myself a substantive person, and for aspiring BAPs, I read, having substance is another way to make the grade.

50.   If a dog is too slow to make the grade, it is sold as a house pet, or to other mushers trying to work their way up.