Some children have an aptitude for spelling. From LearnThat.org.
So I'll list them, in what I figure, is the more "aptitude" the position requires. From Wordnik.com. [Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com] Reference
But an 'aptitude' is needed in all professions, and in such arts as music, and painting, and sculpture, teaching is necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Robert F. Murray: His Poems with a Memoir] Reference
However a growing number of state schools, particularly academies, are using "aptitude" as a way of allocating a proportion of places. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
"I just thought they didn't have the aptitude," he says. From Wordnik.com. [The Hijackers We Let Escape] Reference
"It's not because of aptitude or interest," she explains. From Wordnik.com. [Larry Bock: Building a Better Pipeline] Reference
The American aptitude for high-style skiing has been obvious. From Wordnik.com. [A Loopy Leap Of Faith] Reference
The new regime shows a growing aptitude for graft on a grand scale. From Wordnik.com. [An African Big Man In Trouble] Reference
"First of all you need aptitude for language learning," says DeKeyser. From Wordnik.com. [How To Learn A Second Language] Reference
Fortunately for their Western foes, they also have an aptitude for losing. From Wordnik.com. [Vengeance Of A Victim Race] Reference
His true followers have a virtuous aptitude for truth, freedom, service and charity. From Wordnik.com. [THE RISE OF A RELIGION] Reference
Many of the nation's 2,151 four-year institutions require standardized aptitude tests. From Wordnik.com. [The Sat Showdown] Reference
"People vary in their aptitude like they do in learning math or in playing basketball.". From Wordnik.com. [How To Learn A Second Language] Reference
It's an ambitious plan, but Salter has shown an aptitude for cross-disciplinary thinking. From Wordnik.com. [Sky High] Reference
If a child shows any musical aptitude or interest, get an instrument into her hand early. From Wordnik.com. [Your Child's Brain] Reference
Overall, the changes made the SAT less of an aptitude test and more of an achievement test. From Wordnik.com. [Grading the Test] Reference
Dietrich pined to be a Marine — his grandfather had been one — but failed the aptitude test. From Wordnik.com. [‘He Should Never Have Gone to Iraq’] Reference
Her formidable aptitude for research also triumphs in her account of the fate of Hungary's Jews. From Wordnik.com. [The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer] Reference
His electronic aptitude, said another official, qualified him for "repairing satellite Communications.". From Wordnik.com. [The Suspect Speaks Out] Reference
Sometimes test results reveal that an individual doesn't have the aptitude or natural abilities for the job. From Wordnik.com. [Businesses relying more on pre-employment testing] Reference
Price has no special aptitude for memorizing lists of words or numbers, or for facts or stories or languages. From Wordnik.com. [Unable to Forget] Reference
Ultimately, the success of all the new programs will depend on the aptitude of the policymakers running them. From Wordnik.com. [... Neither Is the State] Reference
His natural aptitude for fandom, I'm proud to say -- or at least I have been until recently -- is off the charts. From Wordnik.com. [My Farewell To Fandom] Reference
This is less crucial than it once seemed, since the Russians have shown a certain feral aptitude for entrepreneurealism. From Wordnik.com. [The Bear Becomes Ursa Minor] Reference
Summers suggested that differences in "intrinsic aptitude" between men and women might explain why fewer women rise to the top. From Wordnik.com. [A New View of The Boys Club] Reference
We've seen many times how one spouse or partner makes all the money decisions because he or she has the interest and the aptitude. From Wordnik.com. [When To Pay A Financial Pro] Reference
Recognizing the mental demands of the game, many pro-football teams now give educational aptitude tests to prospective draft choices. From Wordnik.com. [Why Don't Eggheads Love Football?] Reference
By then, the word aptitude, implying that students were being tested for natural fitness or inborn talent, would no longer do. From Wordnik.com. [The English Is Coming!] Reference
It was interesting and Rilla discovered a certain aptitude in herself for it that surprised her. From Wordnik.com. [Rilla of Ingleside] Reference
On the other hand, MacMillan never went on to the Olympics because natural aptitude is not sufficient in itself. From Wordnik.com. [Message of Munich] Reference
It may indeed be set down that his aptitude was their undoing. From Wordnik.com. [Lifted Masks; stories] Reference
It’s very nice that you see black people as equal in aptitude. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » National Review ‘symposium’ on black unemployment has no black participants.] Reference
I took some kind of aptitude test where you press these little things. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2008] Reference
Has she the "aptitude" for being a bankrupt's daughter now?. From Wordnik.com. [Three Dramas] Reference
What is the difference between selection by "aptitude" and selection by "ability"?. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
From the command line, issue the command 'aptitude' and you will be greeted with a curses-based interface for apt. From Wordnik.com. [ZDNet UK Highlights] Reference
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