Increasingly, military veterans are using NCRC to demonstrate their skills as well.

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Who knows - the contestants may be forced off the airwaves before they have had a chance to demonstrate their karaoke skills.

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Last year, we saw the likes of Motorola, LG and Samsung continue to demonstrate their technical skills on washing machines, fridges, home automation and even cars.

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Alternatively, their teachers can submit results from national curriculum tests, while the children compile a portfolio to demonstrate their all-round creative and intellectual skills.

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According to a controversial recent study, led by the sociologists Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa and summarized in their book "Academically Adrift, " nearly half of all undergraduates fail to demonstrate significant improvements in critical thinking or writing skills during their first two years in college.

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Many CEOs must demonstrate not only revenues-growth, but also diplomatic skills, gaining the trust of the Board, motivating their reporting VPs (Sales, Engineering, Product, Marketing), and seeking new foreign hyper-growth markets.

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