Sentence examples for third most powerful from inspiring English sources

"Take a look at Nancy Pelosi, the third most powerful woman" in the United States.

In 2002, the industry publication Modern Healthcare listed him as the third most powerful person in American health care.

As Mr. Schumer could become Senate majority leader, and therefore the third most powerful Democrat in the nation, such militancy struck others as daft.

It was the world's third most powerful nation, and many of her subjects accepted the idea that ruling the world was "the white man's burden".

At just 39, Mr. Silver is the third most powerful man in the National Basketball Association, behind only Commissioner David Stern and the deputy commissioner, Russ Granik.

The plot revolved around a widely reported bitter conversation last night among members of the Eto-Kamei faction, the party's third most powerful.

Noer noted that China's President Hu Jintao, last year's third most-powerful person, fell off the list as he is leaving power, and his successor, Xi Jinping, ranked ninth instead.

Mr. Menendez wants to be the next chairman of the Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives, the third most-powerful position among House Democrats.

Pell, who has categorically declared his innocence, had taken a leave of absence from the Vatican's third- most-powerful position, as the economy minister, to fight the charges.

He was the third most-powerful man in Germany, behind only Hitler and Hermann Göring.

He served for years as Cuba's main point man on relations with the United States, and he has often been described as Cuba's third-most powerful official.