A biomicroscopic exam can give an indication of the health of the optic nerve.

A good physical exam can detect varicocoeles - described below - and give clues to hormone problems.

But an exam given at the University of Georgia in the fall of 2001 disputes that idea.

The exams really gave me an opportunity to show how I could work through real problems.

The sergeant's exam, though it put him on the streets, gave him a launching pad to enter the police hierarchy.

This preliminary exam gives the students practice in taking standardized tests before results from such exams become part of their record for college admission.

Besides the oral questions, the revised exam, like the 1986 version, gives applicants three chances to read and write a sentence correctly in English.

Last summer, 250 doctors took a daylong written exam given by the heart society to test their knowledge of defibrillators.

"Any attention the exam will give to developing thinking and writing skills will be very, very helpful."

The physical exam might give some clues.