Sentence examples for outranking from inspiring English sources

He has held the post of Xinjiang's party chief since 1994, outranking Nur Bekri, and has impressed fellow Chinese leaders with his tough approach to Uighur nationalism.

In games based on the superiority of one rank over another, such as most trick-taking games, the ace counts highest, outranking even the king.

Outranking every local authority, his legates intervened freely in internal diocesan affairs throughout Latin Christendom.

The sexes have a linear dominance hierarchy, the lowest female outranking the highest male.

Beginning in the 1990s, a majority of students say that "making a lot of money" has become the most important reason to go to college, outranking both the reasons above, as well as "becoming an authority in my field," or "helping others in difficulty".

Among the licensed dogs, the Chihuahua is the fourth most popular breed, outranking the pit bull at No. 7, according to data from the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

That honour now belongs to the Singapore Flyer; with a height of 165 metres, it outranks the London Eye by a full 30 metres.

But stability should not be confused with pluralism: China outranks South Africa, India and some other democracies.In this section Overview Output, prices and jobs The Economist commodity-price index Foreign direct investment inflows Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates Markets Global political risk, September 2007 Reprints.

Two months after the medal was announced, Mr Hagel scrapped it.Hawks were angry that the DWM was to outrank such battlefield medals as the Bronze Star or the Purple Heart.

Only the economy consistently outranks crime as a concern for the public and, unlike many other issues, the salience of the issue is matched by the intensity of voters' views on it.

Not only does Colonel Estrada appear to have a clean war-time record, but the installation of a colonel as head of the armed forces has meant the automatic exit of the 19 generals and one vice-admiral who outranked him, freeing jobs for younger, more reformist officers.It will be a tough enough job for President Portillo to push the army reforms through Congress.