Historian Mark Noll concludes it ranks " among the small handful of semi-sacred texts by which Americans conceive their place in the world ".

Almost at once, therefore, Phillip had to appoint overseers from among the ranks of the convicts to get the others working.

There was a great deal of freedom of interaction between the groups: for example, Sarah, the granddaughter of the Visigoth king Wittiza, married a Muslim man and bore two sons who were later counted among the ranks of the highest Arab nobility.

Cairo, like many other mega-cities, suffers from high levels of pollution and traffic, but its metro – one of only two metros on the African continent ( the other one being the Algiers Metro ) – also ranks among the fifteen busiest in the world, with over 1, 000 million annual passenger rides.

Founded in 1805 by Father Edward Fenwick, afterwards first Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio ( 1821 – 1832 ), this province has developed slowly, but now ranks among the most flourishing and active provinces of the order.

The group ' Doctors Without Borders ' ranks the place 179th among 179 countries when it comes to freedom of expression, even lower than North Korea.

McQuaid soon rose through the ranks to become Executive Producer for the EverQuest franchise and emerged during development of EverQuest as a popular figure among the fan community through his in-game avatar, Aradune.

Reactions to the appearance of feminists among fannish ranks led indirectly to the creation of A Women's APA and WisCon.

Frankfurt Airport ranks among the world's top ten airports.

In spite of the amount spent on health care in the U. S., according to a 2008 Commonwealth Fund report, the United States ranks last in the quality of health care among developed countries.

At this point, the phalanx would put its collective weight to push back the enemy line and thus create fear and panic among its ranks.

Over time, however, Vincent and Dominican dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina sought to buy adherents among the ranks.

Incorporating many houngans into the ranks of the Macoutes, his public recognition of Vodou and its practitioners and his private adherence to Vodou ritual, combined with his reputed private knowledge of magic and sorcery, enhanced his popular persona among the common people and served as a peculiar form of legitimization.

" The play was one of Shakespeare's most popular works during his lifetime and still ranks among his most-performed, topping the Royal Shakespeare Company's performance list since 1879.

Harvey Mudd today still maintains the highest rate of science and engineering Ph. D. production among all undergraduate colleges and second highest ( Caltech ranks second and MIT third ) compared to all universities and colleges, according to a 2008 report by the National Science Foundation.

The largest ethnic group among the Catholic priesthood of Britain remains Irish ( in the United States, the upper ranks of the Church's hierarchy are of predominantly Irish descent.

As of 2011 it no longer ranks in the top ten among publicly monitored IRC networks by average monthly user count.

The Ivory-billed Woodpecker ranks among the largest woodpeckers in the world and the largest in the United States.

Subsidiary Zung Fu, which has held the Mercedes-Benz franchise in Hong Kong for over 50 years, has achieved one of the highest market penetrations in the world for the luxury brand and ranks among its top international performers.

According to Annemarie Schimmel, the tendency among Shia authors to include leading mystical poets such as Rumi and Attar among their own ranks, became stronger after the introduction of Twelver Shia as the state religion in the Safavid Empire in 1501.

It ranks among top performers in the European Union in terms of papers accepted for publication in scientific journals.

The landlocked country in south central Africa ranks among the world's least developed countries.

Mozambique is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and ranks among the moderate members of the African Bloc in the United Nations and other international organizations.

By in vitro measurement of the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity with an ORAC score of 9, 584 units per 100 g, cranberry ranks near the top of 277 commonly consumed foods in the United States.

The western red colobus ranks at the top of preferred mammal prey.

It also ranks first in High School Counselor Rankings as of 2012. The college ranks number seven in The Wall Street Journals ranking of top feeder schools.

Denazification removed, imprisoned, or executed most top officials of the old regime, but most middle and lower ranks of civilian officialdom were not seriously affected.

The voting is conducted at the end of the regular season by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, and each individual voter ranks their top five candidates on a 10 – 7 – 5 – 3 – 1 points system.

The movie, which became the most commercially successful film of all time when it was released — along with his Oscar-nominated performance as Paul in Last Tango in Paris ( 1972 ), another smash hit — revitalized Brando's career and reestablished him in the ranks of top box office stars, placing him at number 6 and number 10 in Top 10 Money Making Stars poll in 1972 and 1973, respectively.

In recent years, Michael has been the most popular name in the Philippines, the second most popular name in Finland ( Mikael ) and ranks among the top ten names in Denmark ( Mikkel ) and Ireland ( Mícheál ).

Mining in Peru: Peru ranks fifth worldwide in gold production ( first in Latin America ), second in copper, and is among the top 5 producers of lead and zinc.

Hamstrung by inexperience and fear of reprisals, many of these new officers failed to impress the large numbers of incoming draftees to the ranks ; complaints of insubordination rose to the top of offenses punished in 1941, and may have exacerbated instances of Red Army soldiers deserting their units during the initial phases of the German offensive of that year.

As with the Levantine Special Troops, French officers held the top posts, but as Syrian independence approached, the ranks below major were gradually filled by Syrian officers who had graduated from the Military Academy at Homs, which had been established by the French during the 1930s.

These ranks are A, AA, and AAA ; AAA corporations are top tier.

It has retained its private partnership structure and it perennially ranks among the top advisers on bank and thrift mergers as well as in capital raising.

" US News also ranks the Albers School among the top 10 % of undergraduate business schools nationwide.

Notable producers ( above 2 million tonnes ) and their ranks among top steel producing companies.

Sydney consistently ranks amongst the top universities in Australia and Oceania.

The University of Tulsa College of Law Review ranks in the top 15 % of most cited legal periodicals as ranked by Washington and Lee University.

According to Canadian Lawyer Magazine, the law school ranks among the top five in Canada.

It is one of the oldest universities in Europe in continuous operation, and a top university in Central and Eastern Europe that also ranks among the 1. 5 percent world ’ s best universities.

* McLean ranks among the top 15 hospitals worldwide receiving National Institutes of Health grant support.