Yorkshire's two big cities, Leeds and Sheffield, vied for more than a century to be top dog.

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It may be that to be the top dog economically, we may never be the top dog academically.

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This was a strategy that worked before but it certainly will not work again if Apple wants to be top dog again.

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It is true that, while many lawyers do have principled concerns about the independence of the legal profession, they also fret about who would be top dog in an integrated firm.

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The big mobile phone players are launching new handsets in the coming days which will be crucial in deciding who'll be top dog in this lucrative business - or, in some cases, whether they survive as a major player.

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It certainly appears that way and, if so, the Big 10 has put itself in a position to be the top dog among those behemoths.

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You'll be the top dog as you nosh on creamed chipped beef, traditional eggs Benedict, or shrimp and grits prepared with prawns culled right from the Chesapeake.

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It is better to be number two in a fast-growing world than top dog in a stagnant one.

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Mayor of New York is perhaps the only job in town that would allow him to remain the family's political top dog, rather than his wife, who by then may be a senator.

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Mr. ROYCE LAMBERTH (1995-2002 Presiding Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance): I had to have my wife go upstairs because she didn't have a top secret clearance, so she couldn't be privy to any of this, but I kept my dog at my side.

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