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example: She almost fainted when she saw her name on the honor roll list, because she thought her chances on being there were remote.  
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Raise your sail one foot and get ten knots of breeze: sometimes a small adjustment can make the different between accomplishing something or not. 
example:  Zac won the Easter egg hunt, by listening to his mother’s advice.  “Focus on one egg at a time, don’t look around to see what other kids are doing.” Or, as she often said, “Raise your sail one foot and get ten knots of breeze.”


cruise: to move forward slowly but consistently so you can find what you are looking for.

example:  After school my buddy and I cruised around the mall looking for the ice cream store that just opened.

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