Great Britain did not compete in the first of the three World Cup races, in the Czech Republic earlier this month.
The top three Americans, Adam Nelson, Reese Hoffa and Christian Cantwell are really considered the top three in the world.
Having appeared and scored in the previous three World Cups, Beckham was expected to be selected for the tournament in South Africa in 2010.
The San Francisco Giants have benefited from winning two of the last three World Series.
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He moves into the top three among the world's richest for the first time.
President Obama has mentioned him first amongst the top three world leaders he admires.
At senior level the 26-year-old has finished eighth, sixth and ninth at the last three World Championships, and approached last summer's Olympics with a genuine spring in her step.
In the absence of the world's three fastest men - world and Olympic outdoors champion Usain Bolt, American Tyson Gay and Jamaican Asafa Powell - the United States team would have hoped for high podium positions for Williams and compatriot Michael Rodgers.
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And just as Matisse's paeans to the tension between the three-dimensional world and the flat canvas have been dismissed as "decorative" because of their glorious color and patterning, Veronese's lush figure groups have been similarly labeled, for similar reasons.
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When we looked at the highest-paid athletes in the world three years ago, Tiger Woods narrowly topped the list ahead of German Formula One legend Michael Schumacher.
The 23rd-ranked Molik has now defeated three of the world's top 15 players in the last three weeks.
This leading investment and commercial bank, one of the top two or three in the world on some measures which employs 11, 000 in London, is purchasing the not-so-old former Lehman HQ at 25 Bank Street as its new European investment banking HQ.
The U.S., France and Japan are the world's three biggest nuclear producers, generating nearly two-thirds of the world's supply.
Under Guardiola, Barcelona acquired the reputation of being the most attractive team in the world to watch, spearheaded by the sublime goalscoring exploits of three-time world player of the year Lionel Messi.
Imagine what kind of deals on cutting emissions would be possible just among China, India and the United States -- the top three emitters in the world respectively.
The Netherlands, ranked number three in the world, must navigate their way past Denmark, Cameroon and Japan.
Despite losing the set, the Poles continued to look the stronger pairing and Murray had to save a break point early in the third set before the world number three was broken in the sixth game.
Also, it was the first time since Game Three of the 1983 World Series that a former Cy Young Award winner relieved another one.
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United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the most influential members of the cartel, are home to three of the world's 10 largest SWFs by assets under management, according to estimates by the SWF Institute.
The race was run at a scorching tempo, with the trio posting the three fastest times in the world this year.
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Commodity prices have come down, there is less access to trade, and so for the poorest people, the three billion - half the world that lives on under two dollars a day - it is a serious issue.
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The former world number three, who won the tournament in 2005 and 2006, carried his new-found touch into the final round with a 68 for his best result since the Sony Open in January.
In April they became the world champions, lifting the World Cup after nearly three decades.
The result will see Federer drop to number three in the world rankings for the first time since November 2003 and he must now regroup ahead of the US Open.
Federer handed out a 6-3 6-2 7-5 drubbing on Court Philippe Chatrier and appears to be enjoying the relatively low expectations on him as the world number three, with all eyes fixed on the top two.
Murray made a stuttering start to the match, losing the first three points on serve as Chardy, the world number 59, carved out three break points.
He admitted that he was surprised to be given the chance now he is 30 and with the World Cup three years away.
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