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Li could have snatched the top spot if it wasn't for the volatility of share markets in the United States, where Baidu is listed.

Analysts expect the country's auto market to retain the top spot this year and exceed sales in the U. S. by at least two million vehicles.

Whatever the case, no one expects UBS to fall sharply down the Asia investment banking rankings, even if it does lose the top spot.

Harvard still gained the top spot, but the number of British universities in the top 20 rose to twice that of the Jiao Tong rankings.

Some chip technology experts said the top spot for Tianhe could be a one-off, as Japan unseated the US before in the rankings in 2002.

Five months after taking over the top spot from ousted chief Mark Hurd, new CEO Leo Apotheker spelled out his plan to transform HP.

Britain was the last country to get knocked off the top spot, after all -- and the United States could learn a lot from its experience.

Vancouver missed out on the top spot because its infrastructure score had fallen due to periodic closures of a key motorway.

The result did not change the Rossoneri's campaign, as they were already secure of top spot in Champions League Group H.

HP also claimed the top spot in the U. S. market from Dell, which had held that position since 1999, IDC said.

Other international tests American students have taken over the years have also never showed that we were in the top spot.

However, having failed to secure top spot in Group H, the Gunners could face one of four previous winners of the competition.

Bank of America and Citi have previously slugged it out for top spot, but now they have fallen to 8th and 11th respectively.

While China holds the top spot on most BRIC tip sheets, analysts are more divided over the relative performance of the Brazil and India.

Mississippi has consistently held the top spot for the past three years, while Colorado has been at the bottom of the list.

Carl Warner gets the top spot on this list for his brilliantly realistic photographs of landscapes, which are created entirely from food.

Worse news, however, was that Shanghai, China took the top spot.

But that was enough to knock Google out of the top spot for the first time since the week ending Sept.

China overtook Japan as the world's second-largest car market in 2006 and is set to surpass the U. S. for the top spot this year.

Emily is a sitting tenant in the top five for girls, but it was the newcomer Grace that bagged the 2007 top spot, followed by Ruby.

It was the first time in nearly a century that Labour had failed to take the top spot in a Welsh election.

Just as Chen had said, China quickly regained the top spot after strong performances on the rings.

New York has been rated the best US city for singles, bumping Atlanta out of the top spot.

Despite its schools surrendering the top spot, France continues to be well represented in the ranking overall.

How this has come about is the subject of intense speculation, with three theories jostling for the top spot.

Mr. Kindler resigned after four-and-a-half years in the top spot of the world's largest drug maker.

"It is quite likely that they will challenge HP for the top spot, " says Wang Ningyuan at CI Consulting, an industry research firm.

Well-placed sources tell The Huffington Post that the mayor and the host have talked about running together, with Bloomberg in the top spot.

She had been denied the top spot in late 1997, when the Avon board decided she wasn't ready.

Apple was briefly the most valuable company in the world earlier this year, knocking oil giant Exxon Mobil off the top spot.

It is a site that ranks Spiritual Development blogs, and I'm tied for the top spot!

Score the top spot in a standardized English exam for my school (no studying here either).

Manchester United finish the year in top spot, having chalked up a new club record of 18 matches unbeaten from the start of the season.

At the end of the conference yesterday, the government gave the maintenance of "stable, fast growth" top spot in its list of objectives.

This year it is in the top spot, and as with its M&A advice, the value of the deals it worked on surged 191%.

In the other categories for medium-size countries it claims the top spot for political environment and ties Spain for best health care.

Harvard business school enjoys top spot for the second time in a row in the open rankings, and also ranks as the best school overall.

It was the first time Dylan had reached the top spot since Desire in 1976, thirty years earlier.

With Ghana and the Netherlands also drawing, all four teams in Group B are sharing the top spot with one point each.

Experienced a financial crisis, industrial enterprises in Shenzhen who ride the "top spot" ?

This year, Germany beat the U. S. , and China took the top spot.

Mr Lewis could always take the top spot by promising never to make another dilutive acquisition.

While many stores reckon eye-level is the top spot, some think a little higher is better.

After the clash, the ROK regained top spot in Group B, moving to the verge of qualifying for a 7th consecutive World Cup finals place.

Mexican media mogul Carlos Slim retains the top spot with a net worth of $74 billion.

Iese's promotion to the top spot reflects improved levels of satisfaction among its students.

In 1988, the US came top of a rank of 50 countries, though has not achieved the top spot since.

As a result, Apple should return to the top spot once the next iPhone launches.

Among medium-size countries, South Korea has the strong corporate sector and open markets needed to claim the top spot.

China is the world's second-biggest consumer of gold, after India, but is expected to take the top spot soon.

It takes over top spot from Chester Square, which headed the list for two years.

Reser and Jefferson had been battling for the top spot for years.

Kobe spends too much time on the bench, which hurts the Lakers, so Wade takes the top spot.

US pharmacy benefit management company SXC Health Solutions takes the top spot.

It may take the top spot when the New York Times goes behind a paywall this year.

Tokyo pushed the oil-boom Angolan capital Luanda into second place to retake the top spot in the survey.

If Kaymer finishes second in the tournament and Westwood is outside the top 10, the German will take top spot.

Nitin Nohria took up Harvard Business School's top spot on July 1, becoming the school's first dean to be born outside the U. S. and Canada.

Texas A&M is in good company, edging out the University of Michigan and Georgia Tech for the top spot.

A secondary question: What will be the role of the yuan if China takes the top spot?

The player with the most XP and OVR growth is in the top spot and will also assume captaincy rights.

There is a new number one in college football. Texas takes the top spot, after upsetting previous number one Oklahoma Saturday.

For the second consecutive year, Apple Computer has captured the top spot in AMR Research's rankings of the world's Top 25 supply chains.

But the US, knocked from the top spot in the World Economic Forum's report on global competitiveness, may still feel peeved.

Seattle took the top spot in just caffeinated coffee consumption.

The sci-fi western Cowboys and Aliens, with Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig, shared top spot with The Smurfs.

But China still held the top spot as the region's import source, making up 17. 4 per cent of the EU's total imports.

Singapore has now nabbed the top spot and every other big port in 1989 has moved down the list.

The Conference Board's preliminary results for 2006, published today, show the US grip on the top spot weakening.

It would be nice to reach top spot by Christmas.

A manager who doesn't keep up with this pace would have little chance of reaching the top spot.

Technology is big, with the top spot held by a tech giant.

One factor in Slim's move to the top spot is that Gates and Buffett have given away chunks of their fortunes in charitable donations.

IDC forecast that America would remain the biggest market for all of 2011, but that China would take the top spot next year.

Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore tied for the top spot with a 9. 3 score.

That's the magic number that Ovum says will need to be reached by one company in order to reach the top spot.

With 16 WTA singles titles and 6 WTA doubles titles she clearly ticks all the boxes to get her the top spot on the list.

After defeating the hosts and Kuwait, they'd already taken out top spot before they drew to China.

But the time has come, he believes, to push for top spot and turn out regularly for the first team.

Wednesday's result now means Sir Alex's men need a win or a draw to guarantee top spot when United travel to Wolfsburg next month.

The Oranje have secured top spot in the Group of Death with resounding wins over 2006 World Cup winners Italy and runners-up France.

This basketball team lost its top spot in the fifth game. OR The basketball team lost its leading position in the fifth game.

Huawei nabbed the top spot from Panasonic, which filed 371 fewer patents than the year before.

But Europe could soon take the top spot on the space junk tally.

Find out if the track your rooting for has claimed the top spot!

Even worse, high schoolers from our competitor du jour, China, scored the top spot.

And it is a newcomer to the Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) that has taken top spot in each discipline.

Based on the configuration and price gauges, the offer beats all competitors and takes the top spot.

The Global Wind Energy Council expects China to take top spot in 2009, said Secretary-General Steve Sawyer.

I think that's why no one has been able to knock Amazon from the top spot in online retailing.

Vancouver slipped from the top spot to third with a score of 97. 3%.

But new figures reveal that China has now taken the top spot.

They even voted it into top spot before it was released.

But we haven't been talking about the top spot after just three or four games because it is still too early.

A European School, HEC Paris, takes the top spot.

He is used to the top spot, having been placed first three times in five years.

Chelsea and Liverpool lock horns for the third time already this season with top spot in Group G at stake.

Three drivers tied on the top spot and a fourth, who is three points behind: that's a very interesting situation.

GM beat out Toyota to maintain the top spot but at the same time, suffered an 18% drop in sales for the month of June.

China will by then have taken the top spot in the global economy by 2020.

Its grip on the top spot looks strong.

The Smith Barney deal catapulted it to the top spot, with 18, 000 brokers and $1. 6 trillion in client assets.

The Passion of the Christ director earned $210m in 2003 to take top spot in The Forbes Celebrity 100.

The Western Conference's leaders still have a tough stretch in front of them if they want to hang on to the top spot.

GM has a market share of 13% in China and is competing with Volkswagen for top spot.

Booming Asia had more millionaires than Europe for the first time last year and is fast closing in on North America for the top spot.

Three kinds of Richters command the highest auction prices. In the top spot are his candle paintings (pictured above).

Petroleum engineering takes the top spot, with an average starting salary of $74, 799, down a full 10% from last year's average of $83, 121.

Moscow surpasses Tokyo as world's priciest city: Recent property boom pushes Russian capital to top spot

Goldman Sachs, the investment bank, predicts that it will replace the US in the top spot by 2040

China heading for top spot in world tourism rankings

Manchester Take the Top Spot

A sour taste Microsoft loses its top spot to Apple

two teams battling for top spot