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Ferrari should be Red Bull's biggest rival again this year, but it looks wiser to back Alonso at 4/7 with Paddy Power for a top-three finish rather than outright victory in the championship.

Tip of the day 2011

A close call for London's fire engines: Shareholders in AssetCo , the company that owns and leases the vehicles to the London Fire Brigade, on Tuesday approved a £16 million $26 million share placing to the company's top-three investors.

Overheard 2011

Santorum also predicted a top-three finish on the back of the week-long surge that has propelled him from the back of the crowd.

Republicans scramble for finish in Iowa 2012

It's not even the best boxing film, not even on the top-three podium.

Sport in celluloid: Why Raging Bull lacks punch of Chariots of Fire | Frank Keating 2011

He should secure another top-three finish here, which can be backed at 4/5 with Stan James.

Tip of the Day 2011

Despite the arrival of three freshman recruits who bailed on USC when Tim Floyd resigned under pressure last spring, the Cats did not have the firepower or experience to land a top-three finish in the Pac-10.

Pac-10 Conference 2010

A top-three finalist in Project Runway Latin America, she is the force behind her fashion company, Shantall Lacayo - Diseño, Moda y Arte Textil, as well as her line, Diseños Shantall Lacayo S.A. with her mom.

Ramp1885.com: Fashion Designer Shantall Lacayo Takes on Argentina and Managua Ramp1885.com 2012

Concerns about his foot surgery may have scared some teams, but Crabtree was regarded as a top-three overall prospect by most scouting services.

Draft analysis: Jets trade up to No. 5 to select Mark Sanchez 2009

He did not intend the change to mean the Cougars would give up playing the kind of defense that made them a top-three finisher in the conference in 2007 and '08.

Pac-10 Conference 2010

I consistently get better service from the local public library (admittedly, one that has consistently ranked in the top ten in the nation in its population group for over a decade, essentially since those rankings began) than I ever have from the university library ... which is host to the largest public-university collection in the nation and a perennial top-three School of Library and Information Science.

Discourse.net: Books Snark 2009