21.   China ranked near the bottom.

22.   Commerce shares also rank near the bottom based on price-to-book value ratios.

23.   Cyprus ranks near the bottom on regular math, but at the top on advanced math.

24.   Deborah Diaz, deputy associate administrator for the Office of FirstGov, said that buying stamps and searching for government grants also ranked near the top.

25.   Devices using Microsoft Reader ranked near the top in terms of screen display.

26.   For decades, Texas has ranked near the bottom nationally in public health.

27.   Four years later, the elder Bush was ousted by Bill Clinton, governor of a state that ranked near the top only when you list the states alphabetically.

28.   For the year, however, the fund still ranks near the bottom of the pack.

29.   Games rank near the top when computer users are asked which programs they most often run on a home PC.

30.   He also noted that under Bush, Texas ranks near the bottom among all states in the percentage of its children with health insurance.