Single-minded

Part of the answer to my colleague Mike Petrilli's "Single-minded Focus" question the other day about the depressing college completion data is in Sam Dillon's recent front page New York Times story on the success of incentives i.e. $$$ programs in getting poor kids into -- and passing -- Advanced Placement courses.

Peter Meyer: More Evidence: The "Poor" Can Be Educated Peter Meyer 2011

Single-minded footsteps marched down the hall and up to the door.

Shoulder Calib Donigan 2011

Single-minded in its collective focus as they systematically dismantled the Detroit championship reign, perhaps the hunted-to-hunter changing-of-the-guard was best exemplified in a Game One sequence when Jordan found himself isolated on Piston stopper John Salley.

One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

Single-minded in its collective focus as they systematically dismantled the Detroit championship reign, perhaps the hunted-to-hunter changing-of-the-guard was best exemplified in a Game One sequence when Jordan found himself isolated on Piston stopper John Salley.

One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

Single-minded, determined and relentless, Sharp's searches produced remarkably rich pickings: whatever Sharp's faults, he clearly forged an empathic relationship with the singers he found in village communities, overcoming their suspicions and persuading them to share their old songs with him.

Cecil Sharp and the Morris Men 2011

Part of the answer to my colleague Mike Petrilli's "Single-minded Focus" question the other day about the depressing college completion data is in Sam Dillon's recent front page New York Times story on the success of incentives i.e. $$$ programs in getting poor kids into -- and passing -- Advanced Placement courses.

Peter Meyer: More Evidence: The "Poor" Can Be Educated Peter Meyer 2011

Single-minded, determined and relentless, Sharp's searches produced remarkably rich pickings: whatever Sharp's faults, he clearly forged an empathic relationship with the singers he found in village communities, overcoming their suspicions and persuading them to share their old songs with him.

Cecil Sharp and the Morris Men 2011

Optimistic; Peaceful; Perceptive of where others are at; Persistent optimism; Playing for the dream; Purpose; Relentless; Requests in context of other; Scary; Seeing others as their highest self; Single-minded; Stand for the other; Stand for what isn't now; Stand for possibility of requests made of me; Taking a stand; Thinking outside of you; Unstoppable; Urgency of NOW!

Dr. Paul Zeitz: 36 Days Until March for Justice: Being Unreasonable for Justice and Overcoming Hurdles of Disbelief Dr. Paul Zeitz 2010

Optimistic; Peaceful; Perceptive of where others are at; Persistent optimism; Playing for the dream; Purpose; Relentless; Requests in context of other; Scary; Seeing others as their highest self; Single-minded; Stand for the other; Stand for what isn't now; Stand for possibility of requests made of me; Taking a stand; Thinking outside of you; Unstoppable; Urgency of NOW!

Dr. Paul Zeitz: 36 Days Until March for Justice: Being Unreasonable for Justice and Overcoming Hurdles of Disbelief Dr. Paul Zeitz 2010

Single-minded and savage, he kissed her, his lips raking over her own, pressing, demanding that she open to him.

Entice Me at Twilight Shayla Black 2010