attained

The academic finds it striking that after 64 years of independence, three-quarters of the population have an education level below primary school, while only 3% have attained higher education.

It’s almost as if prime-time network television has attained maximum mediocrity and is willing to maintain a sluggish cruising level.

It turns out that the maximum is attained when the dimension of the conceptual space is seven.

How much money that totals depends on factors such as the amount of time served, how busy their fire station was and what rank they attained.

"The truth is, Ethan had successfully attained a 2:1 honours degree, despite the university repeatedly informing him he had been unsuccessful."