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  • He was utterly freaked out at the prospect of white Marines having to serve under higher-ranked black Marines.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Light at the End of the DADT Tunnel 2010

  • Delmar man as an ambitious teenager who won over older and higher-ranked ship men with eagerness and hard work.

    Media Coverage October 2009 2010

  • It was the great Homecoming win for New Hampshire, beating the higher-ranked team.

    The CAA Today: Road Warriors admin 2009

  • He was utterly freaked out at the prospect of white Marines having to serve under higher-ranked black Marines.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Light at the End of the DADT Tunnel 2010

  • It was the great Homecoming win for New Hampshire, beating the higher-ranked team.

    Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009

  • The three higher-ranked cars in December were the all-electric Nissan Leaf, and two versions of the Toyota Prius.

    Is Chevy's Cruze Dulling the Spark of its Volt? Joseph B. White 2012

  • The latter issue will be avoided by the unsatisfactory method of having the higher-ranked team advance if the match is a draw, giving that team a very obvious incentive to play conservative, slow-scoring cricket.

    How Test Cricket Can Be Saved Richard Lord 2011

  • Delmar man as an ambitious teenager who won over older and higher-ranked ship men with eagerness and hard work.

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • The latter issue will be avoided by the unsatisfactory method of having the higher-ranked team advance if the match is a draw, giving that team a very obvious incentive to play boring, conservative, slow-scoring cricket.

    How to Save Test Cricket Richard Lord 2011

  • Energy conservation hurts the higher-ranked player because the better a player is, the more he gains from additional effort.

    Week in Ideas: Christopher Shea 2011

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