But Phillips has plenty of kudos to go around: James and Weitz were both "first-rate" choices, Derek Jacobi's supporting turn as the king is the movie's "secret weapon," and Branagh is "terrific with actors".
London mayor Boris Johnson called him a "first rate choice" for the role, while the BBC's Robert Peston blogged that Coe was a "virtual shoo-in".
It cannot afford to have months of uncertainty over who will lead the ECB, let alone a second-rate choice.
The monolingual British have few chances to work abroad and could become a second-rate choice in their own country.ANTHONY LUNCHMilston Manor, NorthamptonshireSIR English actually comes from the continent.
Around the time Barack Obama ordered the drone strike that killed Abdul-Rahman al-Awlaki, the 16-year-old American kid Facebooked his second-rate choice of hip-hop favourites.
Honestly, thanks to her irresistible personality, radiant smile, and first-rate fashion choices, she might be the only person more popular than J-Law.
For first-rate steak, it is my prime choice.
But on Saturday, Stern made his feelings clear, calling Silver a "spectacular choice" and a "first-rate, top-of-the-class executive".
He won another for his aerial photography on the 1942 wartime drama "One of Our Aircraft Is Missing". Mr. Neame was regarded as a proficient, understated director who occasionally drew critical praise with choice material and first-rate casts.
