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On the second attempt, the car passed with flying colours.

Now he's gone back to driving school in an effort to pass with flying colours.

He passed all his exams with flying colours and went on to college.

Only two awards on the current list pass the test with flying colours.

The new countries have come through the preparatory stage with flying colours.

All crash tests under live conditions have been passed with flying colours.

"He passed every test we threw at him with flying colours.

He passed the exam with flying colours as the top scorer.

The European Union came through that test with flying colours.

That is one I am sure that will pass with flying colours.

However, they sailed through with flying colours, as evidenced by the applause.

I am delighted that they all passed with flying colours.'

If the men pass with flying colours, they will be graded a 12-star platoon.

"With flying colours" is a popular proverbial phrase of the English language.

Basingstoke is one of the 45 hospitals that passed with flying colours.

None of these emerged from the Great War with flying colours.

And she passed with flying colours She's been driving for years apparently but she had to take a test.

And as you'll see, Dawn proved to be a remarkable student, passing out with flying colours.

He would have passed it with flying colours.

The Bulldogs emerged out of the dramas with flying colours for the 2003 season.

He passed the exams with flying colours in 1993-1994 scoring highest marks.

But not all the famous come out badly from these encounters; some emerge with flying colours.

He passed with flying colours and resumed the celebrations.

The car cleared technical inspection and noise test on the first day with flying colours.

How many people pull through with flying colours?

But we have been in this space before and come through with flying colors.

I passed with flying colors and felt very much like a woman.

It has already passed its first test with flying colors.

He has been passing the course with flying colors ever since.

And it is a test we will pass with flying colors.

It can be seen that he passed the test with flying colors.

I think you're going to pass this physical with flying colors.

President Bush himself came through the poll with flying colors.

And that's a test our current leaders have failed with flying colors.

It was a test his clothes passed with flying colors.

We'll get you through it with flying colors, I promise.

And yes I even made it through law school exams with flying colors.

He said her first case was the ultimate test, and she passed with flying colors.

You came through with flying colors and so quickly, too."

Another friend, Pamela, recently passed the time test with flying colors.

You are going to get out of this with flying colors."

When it came to issues of demeanor, he passed with flying colors.

Passed all my examinations with flying colors, by the way.

The only way it would end was if they passed this inspection with flying colors.

Instead, you kept working to clear him and passed the test with flying colors."

"Keep your fingers crossed and let's hope she comes through with flying colors."

All four judges passed him through to the next round with flying colors.

By the account of one participant, the general passed with flying colors.

He was going to cooperate, and with flying colors, too, apparently.

She is going to come through with flying colors.