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satisfactory

[sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree] / ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri /


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During Mrs Clark's tenure as headteacher, the school was inspected by Ofsted three times, with the rating going from Satisfactory in 2010 to Good in 2012 and 2017.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025

A restaurant that doesn’t deserve a star is graded Poor, Fair, or Satisfactory, like a Victorian schoolboy.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 5, 2016

Satisfactory scores range from three stars for “at least median performance” to five stars for “superior performance.”

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 15, 2011

Autumn inspections 2009 Outstanding - 9% Good - 40% Satisfactory - 40% Inadequate - 10% A total of 40% of the schools inspected were marked down as satisfactory.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2010

An average student, or Satisfactory work were the usual comments that his teachers wrote in his Annual Progress Reports.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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