Sentence examples for remained the world from inspiring English sources

Many would surely think it unfair if Mr Djokovic had remained the world number two after winning both Wimbledon and the US Open, two of the four prestigious "grand slams".Above all, Mr Nadal's scheme does not seem the best way to make the season less taxing, which is the Spaniard's aim.

Outstanding in this event were Lee Evans (U.S ., whose 43.86-second mark remained the world record 20 years after he set it in 1968, Alberto Juantorena (Cuba), whose 44.26-second time in the 1976 Olympics was the fastest without the aid of high altitude, and Michael Johnson (U.S ., whose world record time of 43.18 seconds was set at the 1999 World Championships in Sevilla, Spain.

Yet even after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Russia remained the world's leading chess country.

Diarrheal disease remained the world's biggest killer of children under the age of five.

The organization said it still believed China remained the world's top executioner.

BARBIE has remained the world's most popular doll by constantly tweaking an old formula.

We remain the world's immigration Mecca.

The Philippines remain the world's largest producer of abaca.

Throughout 2008, Republican candidates generally said that the United States must remain the world's preeminent power.

The United States cannot afford to remain the world's most ardent incarcerator.

"New York is going to remain the world's financial capital," he said.