In the past, ranking elected officials played a sideline role.
Today, China and India — neither big potato-eating countries in the past — rank first and third, respectively, in global potato production.
We hiked miles into the campsite, in a wall of leaden rain, past ranks of drug dealers.
To reach the museum, you have to walk through the sapping heat and past ranks of Soviet-style concrete housing.
That's one reason that Yoakam, even when he's invoking his past, ranks among the most modern of country stars — and one well suited, at least in theory, to younger fans untroubled by the idea of a mutable artistic persona.
In 90 minutes of three nearly identical 30-minute sets, Isner, seeded 10th, powered his way past Dutra Silva, ranked 121st in the world, by a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 score in the first round of the French Open on Monday.
He ended the first, with triple set points on his serve, by ripping an inside-out forehand past Djokovic, ranked No. 2. And yes, as expected, Hewitt gave a huge fist pump and screamed "Come on!" to the delight of his Aussie supporters.
But the Senate president, Donald T. DiFrancesco, a Republican from Scotch Plains, said the past session ranked among the best he had seen during his 20 years in the chamber, citing the legislature's work on energy deregulation, curbing the cost of automobile insurance and preserving open space.
Tax efficiency based on past performance; ranking from 1 (best) to 5 (worst).
