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He held the number-two post in the embassy in Tokyo and was also U.S. ambassador to Tunisia.
US State Department Moves to Repair Diplomatic Rift with Japan 2011
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He held the number-two post in the embassy in Tokyo and was also U.S. ambassador to Tunisia.
US State Department Moves to Repair Diplomatic Rift with Japan 2011
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True, Cole will hold the position for only a year, but the number-two man in the Justice Department, who oversees myriad key decisions, can do quite a lot of harm in 12 months.
The Cole controversy won't go away Jennifer Rubin 2011
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I have since learned, with number-two son, to dump every pacifier we own into the crib while he sleeps.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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Sony has said it aims to establish itself as the number-two tablet maker after Apple in 2012.
Sony Plans to Launch 2 Tablets This Year Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011
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So the question remains: why would the president and the attorney general select Cole from among all the qualified attorneys in the country to fill the number-two spot in the Justice Department?
The Cole controversy won't go away Jennifer Rubin 2011
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At the end of the first quarter, UBS was the number-one investment bank in India in terms of volumes and number-two in completed mergers and acquisitions, according to the memo.
UBS: Mittal Head of India Investment Banking Katharina Bart 2011
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Two number-two pencils, a desk, and three Scantron sheets.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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The 23-year-old Serb has moved up to number-two in the world rankings and enters the French Open with the best start to a year since American John McEnroe began the 1984 season 42-0.
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I have since learned, with number-two son, to dump every pacifier we own into the crib while he sleeps.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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