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He cites the example of West Virginia -- "ground zero for the plundering of Appalachia" -- as a state blessed with some of the country's richest natural resources yet ranked as the second poorest state in the country.

In another study, Zimbabwean youth almost universally recognized the potential for HIV transmission through shared razors, yet ranked the avoidance of sharing razors as the least effective strategy for preventing HIV in comparison to strategies focused on sexual exposures and behaviors not known to protect against infection (avoiding deep kissing and washing hands).

They currently stand sixth in the French league but their 51-6 defeat aToulonon in February suggests they do not yet rank among the creme de la creme.

The city spends the second-highest amount per pupil in the country, yet ranks bottom in maths and science proficiency for eighth-grade students (roughly, 14-year-olds).

As the scandal emerged, more than 700 rogue priests had to be dismissed in a three-year period — yet ranking diocesan clergy were never called to justice for their own obvious misdeeds in engineering systematic cover-ups.

It is no secret that the United States spends a lot more on health care than any other country yet ranks far behind other advanced nations in keeping its citizens healthy.

Life expectancy is not simply down to the average wealth of a nation – the US is one of the richest countries in the world, yet ranks around 40th in the world for how long its citizens can expect to live.

Drawing largely from an urban county, High Tech's SAT scores do not yet rank with the top achievers in the state, but the school posts some of the best state test scores in the county, with all its juniors passing the language arts section and 96percentt passing math.

Waltham Forest in London is among the 15 most deprived areas, yet ranks 73rd out of 150 councils.

Analysts have predicted that search engines will play a less significant role on the Web in the future, and Nielsen/NetRatings doesn't yet rank Google among the top-ten search engines.

The U.S. already spends more on health care as a percentage of its gross domestic product (GDP) than any other developed country in the world (nearly 18percentt) and yet ranks 17th (for men) and 16th (for women) in terms of life expectancy among 17 high-income countries.