Word: ranked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...over it a fabric of images that can obscure the underlying realities or throw them into greater relief. Because every patch of earth, no matter how remote, is littered with discarded film cans, cameras have to patrol the far edge of the solar system to find sights that still rank as exotic. Bring us the rings of Neptune. Saturn's we've already seen...
Perhaps these concerns are straws in the wind, another distraction from more severe pressures, more threatening problems to which the Justice Department should apply itself. But in the days when endowments like Harvard's rank alongside the holdings of America's largest corporations, and when education like politics and journalism faces questions of conflicts of interest, it is vital to find if there a clear line dividing "institutions of higher education" from "ordinary" corporations...
Harvard's defense has been solid since its 7-2 loss at Indiana three weeks ago. The Crimson's two netminders, sophomores Scott Salisbury and Jamie Reilly, rank first and second, respectively, in Ivy play...
Against long odds, the UMWA prevailed. And despite some setbacks, it has remained true to its purpose of protecting workers. When the union's leadership became infected with corruption in the 1960s, the rank-and-file membership ousted the corrupt administration of Tony Boyle in a democratic election...
...CITES meeting vote to declare the elephant an endangered species, nations can exempt themselves from a trade ban without penalty. That is what the southern African nations have said they will do if a compromise cannot be reached. The real danger is that other countries may also break rank. The more porous the ban, the more the opportunities for illegal trading. Already South Africa and Botswana are on the smugglers' routes. An ambiguous result in Lausanne could embolden the trade and undermine enforcement efforts in Africa. Time is not on the elephant's side. If the slaughter continues...