Sentence examples for a steady third from inspiring English sources

Politicians and policy makers speak mainly of sending more people to college, without recognizing that a steady third of adults 25 and older have only finished high school -- and that percentage does not seem likely to come down soon.

This is the audience CNN was built to serve, and yet, recent ratings data show the network that created cable news hasn't just lost its place as first choice for news viewers in daytime television (to Fox News), but has drifted into a steady third place behind the rapidly rising MSNBC.

The defending 800m champion, Jenny Meadows, qualified for Saturday's semi-finals with a steady third-place finish in 2 02.88 in a difficult heat that included the fastest woman in the competition, Russia's Elena Kotulskaya.

It was a steady second-half showing by the Patriots' defense.

After a steady first 500m they accelerated over the next 1,000m to move 1.77sec clear and a boat length up.

The 28-year-old Austrian had a steady second run through the 45 gates to win comfortably in 2 11.17.

But in Japan students usually have just one shot at securing a steady first-time job: in their third year at university.

The United States is preparing for the semifinals in San Diego this weekend, without a steady first baseman because of an injury to Boston's Kevin Youkilis.

Malone and Adebimpe set up a wordless choral backdrop paired with clapping sounds, a bell, and a steady sixteenth-note bass line that is not clearly a bass player or a machine.

On the last day they had a steady first session, but their second session was very impressive, with only six minus scores, of which four were over-average results.

As the counting of ballots in the election on Monday continued, Mrs. Megawati held a steady second place, and her closest rival to qualify for the runoff, a former general, Wiranto, appeared unable to catch up.