Sentence examples for upper rankings from inspiring English sources

The situation was exacerbated in the 20s by the antics of another British boxer, Phil Scott, who rose into the upper rankings of a then formidable division by use of a simple but effective tactic: the minute an opponent took aggressive action against him the Londoner would fall to the canvas, clutching his groin and squeaking: "Foul".

The audience figures place the wedding in the upper rankings of the most-watched TV broadcasts in the UK, although it was still behind the audiences for the funeral of Prince Diana and the 1966 World Cup final between England and West Germany.

China, South Korea and Finland dominated the upper rankings while Peru, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan propped up the tables.

General Motors has banned the majority of upper-ranking executives and other employees with access to internal financial data from buying or selling the firm's shares.

Using computer records, e-mail addresses and documents seized after the arrest of Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan last month in Pakistan, intelligence analysts say they are finding that Al Qaeda's upper ranks are being filled by lower-ranking members and more recent recruits.

The civilian official in hiding said the upper ranks of the military, including the army chief of staff, the defense minister and 10 generals, still backed the civilian government and its ranking representative, Mr. Somparé.

Even top schools like Yale schools like USC or Pepperdine where I teach with bar passage rates typically among the highest in the land and ranking in the upper tiers of national rankings must strive to exceed every aspect of relevant accreditation standards.

Still, the show belongs in the CW's upper tier, a ranking that loosely conforms to the days of the week; the network's best series, "The Vampire Diaries," "Nikita" and "Supernatural," all are on Thursday or Friday night.

Perennial powerhouses Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina and UCLA remain in the upper echelons of the rankings.

The upper tails of the rankings suggest that all methods have the capacity to differentiate chemicals with relatively higher exposure and exposure potential from all chemicals in the database; however, the actual exposure metrics show larger ranges than the comparative exposure potential metrics because of the greater range of possible EA values.

In the upper part of the ranking list (Table 1, Figure 4), [see Additional file 3], we mostly find typical E genes, with typical L genes in the bottom part of the list.