Sentence examples for gain third place from inspiring English sources

The three major Japanese automakers increased their U.S. market share to 34.7percentt, led by Honda which overtook Chrysler to gain third place in U.S. market sales.

York was voted European Tourism City of the Year by European Cities Marketing in June 2007 beating 130 other European cities to gain first place, surpassing Gothenburg in Sweden (second) and Valencia in Spain (third).

New York defeated Boston in a head-to-head series, while Detroit lost three games in a row to Cleveland; this allowed the Yankees to gain first place in the AL by themselves, and they went on to win the pennant.

Although the Yankees started well, the Athletics soon proved they were the better team in 1929, splitting two series with the Yankees in the first month of the season, then taking advantage of a Yankee losing streak in mid-May to gain first place.

Another new entry to the top five was Scary Movie 5, starring Charlie Sheen, which gained third place with takings of £2 million.

That was sufficient to gain first-place votes from seven of the nine judges, who awarded him 5.9's and 5.8's for technical merit and scores ranging from 5.8 to 5.5 for artistry.

Barrichello raced through the pack, gaining seventh place after only three laps.

He gained first place in English law exams and built up a law practice in the north of the country.

"USA will be the top country, and we may even have difficulty gaining second place," he said.

Britain gained sixth place, whereas in the PISA 2011 report England (without Scotland and Wales) came 25th in reading and 28th in maths.

Upon gaining second place at the top of the backstretch, Sande gave his charging mount a rest before moving to within a head of the leader.