Sentence examples for ranking yesterday from inspiring English sources

Last weekend Harvard's men's heavyweight varsity crew achieved the top ranking among Eastern rowing teams on the basis of its upset victory over previously top-ranked Brown, but it lost that ranking yesterday to Princeton's undefeated eight.

Merrill Lynch downgraded several semiconductor stocks, including Intel, to a sell ranking yesterday.

The newly crowned Wimbledon champion Serena Williams moved up to No. 1 in the WTA Tour ranking yesterday, the first time she has been ahead of her older sister Venus.

F.A.A. Raises Venezuelan Safety Ranking, Ending Restrictions on Air Travel to the Country The federal aviation authorities upgraded Venezuela's safety ranking yesterday, averting a ban that would have blocked most United States airlines from flying to the country.

Southern California retook the No. 2 slot in the Bowl Championship Series ranking yesterday, giving the Trojans a tenuous hold on the second berth in college football's national championship game, the Sugar Bowl.

Florida State leapfrogged over Miami into the No. 2 spot in the Bowl Championship Series ranking yesterday as college football moved closer to the nation's first championship matchup that was computer generated.

Milestones — No6 Houston have their highest ranking since November 1990.

The Cougars were No. 12 in the B.C.S. ranking last week.

One more computer service will release its ranking today.

Fish, Roddick and King have all scaled the ranking this year.

Woods relinquished the No. 1 ranking late last year to Lee Westwood.