Currently, "E-government" ranks in the first in the five application fields for "information speedway" in the world.

当前，在世界各国积极倡导的“信息高速公路”的五个应用领域中，“电子政务”被列为第一位。

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For the first thirty miles the red earth road wound its way through the lowland forest, the giant trees standing in solid ranks alongside and their branches entwined in an archway of leaves above us.

在最初的三十英里里，红土路蜿蜒穿过低地森林，高大的树木整齐地排列在我们的两旁，它们的枝桠在我们头顶上交错成一个树叶拱门。

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This area ranks first in the whole country for cotton output.

这里的棉花产量为全国之冠。

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As I noted in a previous post, while the deal pales in comparison to some of the insanity that took place in the bubble years, the LinkedIn IPO ranks among the most impressive first-day moves in the last 10 years.

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Despite its vast geography, sparsely populated mid-section and entirely taxpayer-free communications spending, the U.S. ranks first in the world in cable modem coverage and remains competitive on every other broadband measure.

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The 104 points per 100 possessions they allow in the first quarter ranks 18th in the league.

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