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01. In an examination of the quality of life in different countries, the United Nations has consistently [ranked] Norway among the best places to live in the world.

02. The U.S. national soccer team is currently [ranked] about 12th in the world.

03. Mathematics scores by Japanese students consistently [rank] among the best in the world.

04. Smoking probably [ranks] as the number one cause of disease in the country.

05. Coast Computer Systems has recently joined the [ranks] of high-tech companies relocating to our city.

06. Most of the people working in senior administration in this company have moved up through the [ranks] from simple office positions.

07. Louis Armstrong once said that [rank] does not confer privilege or give power, but rather imposes responsibility.

08. As of 2001, "Titanic," [ranks] as the highest-grossing film in more than 60 countries.

09. Even more than two decades after his death, film star John Wayne still [ranks] among America's top five favorite male film stars.

10. Each year, Maclean's Magazine publishes its [ranking] of the top universities in Canada.

11. Before 1975, Lebanon was [ranked] as one of the 35 upper middle-income countries of the world.

12. In September 1991, the United Nations welcomed Lithuania into its [ranks] as a free country.

13. In 1966, under communism all military [ranks] in the Albanian army disappeared.

14. In Fiji, a commoner who shows great leadership qualities can be elevated to the [rank] of high chief.

15. The U.S. national anthem has been [ranked] as the most difficult anthem to sing in the world.

16. In 1992, the United States, Mexico and Canada agreed to form a free-trade zone that would [rank] as the world's largest single trading bloc.

17. Keith Folse notes that in many surveys, students [ranked] vocabulary development second only to opportunities to speak in class.