Such policies, of course, helped propel Singapore from third world to first in a generation.
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They see youths burning through cash, and rich people who are totally oblivious to the sacrifices made by earlier generations that helped places like Singapore climb from Third World to First World status in just a few decades.
While its longest serving prime minister, Dr. Mohamad instituted policies that transformed Malaysia from an impoverished, third world country, to a first class, modern nation.
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Last, I should like to say Mr Rapoza was observing an interesting turn of events: A third world nation helping to bailout a group of first world nation.
Andres Iniesta struck a dramatic winner late in extra time to give Spain World Cup glory for the first time but condemned the Netherlands to their third defeat in a final.
With Klaus Kroll claiming third, Austria became the first country to pass 500 World Cup podiums in any discipline, men or women.
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So I want to congratulate Coach Ken -- as I said, from my original home state, also the first Samoan American head coach in the history of Division I-A, just the third Navy coach since World War II to have a winning record in his first season.
" He correctly warned that the United States "can't afford to wait until a host of Third World nations acquire arsenals full of First World weapons.
By 2050, the BRIC nations are projected to be the first, third, fifth and sixth largest economies in the world.
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He again broke his fellow former world No. 1 in the third game of the decider and held serve to claim his first win in the last four meetings between the two.
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The world's first- and third-largest economies are not so big that they are immune to this trend.
World No. 43 Zeballos picked up his first career Tour title and became just the third player to beat Nadal in a clay court final, following in the foot steps of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
And if they're going to do that do you think that the First World, as it were, needs to start giving more aid to a Third World?
The appointment marks Klinsmann's first foray into club coaching after he guided host nation Germany to third place at the 2006 World Cup.
But 2011 saw Ligety claim his first world title, winning the giant slalom at Garmisch and then going on to clinch his third World Cup crown in his favored discipline.
According to new research from our Country Share Tracker (CST) service, Samsung's Galaxy S3 overtook Apple's iPhone 4S to become the world's best-selling smartphone model for the first time ever in the third quarter of 2012.
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