Then, it was Ishiguro who came out on top with The Remains Of The Day.
When asked for the least important issue, religion came out on top with a third of respondents citing it.
The American President came out on top with 31% of the vote.
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But although the Irish were put under pressure for a while by Bangladesh's corps of spinners, they came out on top with the bold shot-making of the two O'Briens.
While Samsung and Apple each claimed crowns in specific gadget divisions, Sammy came out on top with smart connected devices in 2012 as a whole (and in Q4) thanks to a 20.8 percent marketshare, beating Cupertino by 2.6 percent.
Marco Melandri came out on top in a battle with Alex Barros and Nicky Hayden to take the final podium place.
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On the same day that AdWeek came out with its report on the top 10 earners in advertising, The Wall Street Journal publishd an article about the rise in pay for the CEOs of the biggest 350 companies.
Romney came out on top in the Michigan presidential primary Tuesday, with Arizona Sen.
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Newton top scored with 60 and spin bowler Birch claimed 4-22 as they came out on top by 99 runs in the second match in Colombo.
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By the time he bowed out with the sound bite "I came into sport on top and I want to leave that way" in 2001, his place in the history books was sealed.
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Johan Cruyff's brilliant Dutch side took the tournament by storm with their revolutionary "total football" but it was hosts West Germany who came out on top 2-1 in the final.
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