Sentence examples for seed ahead of from inspiring English sources

Based on merit — and numbers — Memphis should have been a top seed, ahead of Connecticut (27-4).

Northwest held onto the third seed ahead of Blair as a result of Whitman's victory over Churchill on Saturday.

"Wimbledon saw all the criticism they were getting for putting David Ferrer as fourth seed ahead of Nadal, so they eliminated him.

Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro is the fifth seed ahead of 17-time grand slam champion Roger Federer, with Tomas Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka, Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga rounding off the top 10.

If they are beaten in the two-legged tie, the Netherlands will take the final seed ahead of Italy.

The women's event adheres to the world rankings, leaving Serena Williams as the top seed ahead of Li Na, Simona Halep, Agnieszka Radwanska and French Open champion Maria Sharapova.

In the run-up to the fortnight, the two biggest stories of the tournament have been David Ferrer's No. 4 seeding, ahead of fifth-seeded Rafael Nadal, and the feud between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova over what Williams may or may not have said about Sharapova and her boyfriend, Dimitrov, who reportedly used to date Williams.

Agassi, who won last year's tournament, was seeded ahead of his fellow American Pete Sampras.

Davenport's next challenge will be an encounter with Justine Henin-Hardenne, who is seeded ahead of her at No. 5 but whom Davenport has beaten five times in five matches.

Our additional contribution will help meet growing needs by providing emergency food assistance, nutrition and health support, access to safe drinking water, and seeds ahead of the upcoming planting season to promote agricultural recovery," said a USAid spokesman.

Martin Kaymer, Justin Rose and Charl Schwartzel are the top three seeds ahead of McDowell at the tournament near Marbella.