''Isn't the purpose of exams to demonstrate a "level of competence"?''
....yes, but that's not the only reason. We should keep in mind that just
because a large cache of fine diamonds is found in Africa doesn't mean that they
are all released into the market place at once. There are quotas on the number
of diamonds that come out of Africa each year.
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