1.   For example, Dole saw opportunity in Iowa and crowed loudly about the importance of the poll there when she finished an unexpectedly strong third.

2.   He said his strong grass-roots organization would help him rebound in Iowa to finish at least third.

3.   He says he must finish at least third here or he will quit the race.

4.   Were he to compete as an independent, however, he would finish only third, narrowly behind both Clinton and Dole.

5.   Weiss must finish at least third in the long program and Savoie and Weir must finish below him.

6.   Panova complained of shoulder trouble in the second set and was unable to finish the third.

7.   American Picabo Street finished only third in the World Championship super-G, but she was just as happy as her Italian friend Isolde Kostner who won.

8.   But he finished only third in the four-man race at the German Olympic trials and was bumped from the team by Dirk Wiese.

9.   Chernomyrdin left Moscow on Wednesday for a four-day trip to his home region after his party finished only third in the elections.

10.   Chiang and Chang finished joint third with their teammates Wu Wen-Chia and Kuo Chih-Hsiang.