Yet the visitors got off to a dream start thanks to a goal of the highest order in the third minute.
Today President Obama is traveling to the University of Texas at Austin to discuss what the Administration is doing to meet his goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.
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That 22nd-minute goal made the Perth Saints the third-highest scorers in the Scottish Premier League, 18 of their number having contributed to the goal haul in their first season back in the top flight.
The President has set the goal for America to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020.
From the resulting corner, Ivanovic climbed highest to head towards goal and Anelka diverted the ball past Robinson.
McGregor got up highest to head the opening goal of the game in the 59th minute.
It was a goal of the highest order but Arsenal failed to kick on and Fabregas, Song and Djourou were all cautioned by referee Mark Clattenburg as they struggled to keep pace with the vibrant hosts.
That includes, by the way, making sure that we meet our 2020 goal of once again having the highest rate of college graduation in the world. (Applause.) We used to be number one.
The finish was of the highest quality -- as he curled the ball past Villa goal-keeper Brad Freidel from a wide angle.
"This brings us one step closer to achieving our goal of providing the highest quality healthcare from 21st Century facilities for people living in Sandwell and western Birmingham, " a statement said.
The teaching profession is encouraged to design and implement teacher codes of conduct, based on the highest ethical and professional standards, and to be oriented around the goal of teaching all students effectively and equally.
Dr. Gidron has explained to me that turning Israel into the brain nation is such an ambitious goal that it requires the involvement of people of the highest caliber from different fields.
Steve Ott and Cody Hodgson also beat Pittsburgh's Tomas Vokoun as the Sabres took a quick three-goal lead and then clamped down on the league's highest-scoring team.
And then from an unlikely source, Wigan got the goal they deserved when Figueroa rose highest to nod home from Taylor's corner.
Then all we had to was to select a target weight and an intensity level -- the lowest making for a diet of 2, 416 calories a day that would see us hit our goal on November 15th, the highest of which kept us limited to 1, 902 calories per day, but we'd be newly svelte by June 5th.
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And to achieve my goal of ensuring America once more has the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020, we passed a law that will make college more affordable by ending the unnecessary taxpayer subsidies that go to financial institutions for student loans.
Rather than focus on selling efficiency products, the goal has become executing efficiency projects that have the highest economic impact.
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Chris Dagnall saw a long-range strike deflected inches wide of Conrad Logan's goal - and from the subsequent corner McArdle climbed highest at the near post and connected with a thumping close-range header.
Congress's goal was to focus money on the 31 cities at the highest risk.
"My goal, honestly, is to get hotels to provide the highest possible level of service, " she says.
He set a new national goal for the United States to "once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world, " by 2020.
That is why we will provide the support necessary for you to complete college and meet a new goal: By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.
That's why -- that's why we will support -- we will provide the support necessary for all young Americans to complete college and meet a new goal: By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.
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The President has also set a new goal for the country: that by 2020, America would once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.
And that's why, at the start of my administration I set a goal for America: By 2020, this nation will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.
This will help us reach the goal I've set for America: By 2020 we will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.
"My goal is to ensure that when this book is released it is not only up to the highest of standards, but also that the focus be on the crucial messages it conveys, " Goodall said.
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