"Sports are not pre-eminent here," said Jonathan Marrow, 17, a Lawrenceville senior.
The pre-eminent poetry organization here, aptly named The Poetry Trust, had recommended him to Wimbledon.
In essence, here was a pre-eminent European philosopher supporting a leadership role for Russia in eastern Europe, an idea back in vogue in Moscow these days.
All the pre-eminent Sonoran Desert plants are on parade here -- saguaro cactus, golden barrel cactus, all kinds of cholla cactuses, various agaves (which are often mistakenly thought to be cactuses but are in the amaryllis family) and ocotillo.
And while other billionaires like Mr. Buffett and Bill Gates might be stalking the globe battling huge problems like malaria or AIDS or tainted drinking water, Mr. Huntsman, 74, is focused closer to home, trying to build the world's pre-eminent cancer research and treatment center here in Utah's capital.
But Mr. Aboul Fotouh continued, asserting that he bases his views on the teachings of Al Azhar, the pre-eminent center of Sunni Muslim scholarship universally respected by Islamists here.
He isn't alone: since opening four years ago Firehouse 12, a stylishly repurposed 1905 firehouse in the Ninth Square neighborhood here, has earned a reputation as the pre-eminent spot for improvised music in the region.
Repertory for concerts is programmed on short notice here, but you can expect superlative standards at this pre-eminent chamber music event.
Regarded here as a master political tactician as much as a pre-eminent lawyer, Mr. Ahsan outlined bold steps that the lawyers should now use, including nationwide oath-taking ceremonies in which candidates pledge to restore the Supreme Court.
"The Barclays Premier League is the pre-eminent soccer league in the world, and is on the cusp of exponential popularity growth here in the U.S.," NBC Sports Group chairman Mark Lazarus said Sunday.
He is pre-eminent among five power centers in Iran, as identified by experts on the country and ranked here in order of importance.
