Mancebo and Louder are among the second-tier contenders.    From Wordnik.com.  [Levi Leipheimer versus the world at Tour of Utah] Reference

You saw just the second-tier candidates going after him.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2007] Reference

Both are second-tier players in a consolidating industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [On The Road To Regret?] Reference

For second-tier banks, it was a question of market access.    From Wordnik.com.  [Funding Test for European Banks] Reference

The back and forth on second-tier issues will continue today.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Click, Maryland -- Jobs, other stuff, other stuff] Reference

Select models from second-tier brands are outstanding values.    From Wordnik.com.  [HDTV values: Consider plasma, 720p, less-familiar brands] Reference

Back in Japan, second-tier automakers opted out of the American invasion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Japan's Mini Invasion] Reference

FDA COMMISSIONER: Food safety has been a second-tier priority within the FDA.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2007] Reference

And second, in first-rank private colleges, leaving second-tier schools behind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Save First, Then Borrow] Reference

Some of the second-tier candidates tried to go after Rudy, mostly in roundabout ways.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Lightning Strikes] Reference

KING: That is the question all of the so-called second-tier candidates are facing now.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2007] Reference

Melancon's campaign is likely to use the poll to cast a second-tier race in a new light.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fix: Colorado Senate race gets nasty] Reference

Should she lose there, the door might open for a second-tier candidate to get competitive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dubuque’s Got the ‘Joe Mo’!] Reference

So public financing as it operates right now is effective only for second-tier candidates?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Q&Amp;A: 'The System Needs Significant Changing'] Reference

Not convinced that second-tier cast members from The Sopranos can alleviate those job woes?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Job Seeking With the D-List] Reference

In Europe, we have some cooperation with second-tier operators, such as in France, the U.K.    From Wordnik.com.  [ZTE Shifts Focus to Handset Brand] Reference

How did this second-tier awards show turn into one of the most important nights in Hollywood?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Golden Opportunities] Reference

And in subsequent interviews, again, second-tier interviews, we hope to find out more of that.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2009] Reference

Strategists tend to view them as a second-tier problem, better handled by cops than Kissingers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Twilight Struggle] Reference

The new salaries may leave some men jealous: the second-tier NBA players who aren't getting them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Big Men, Bigger Money] Reference

January 15, 2008, the Michigan primary, Hillary Clinton wins easily over three second-tier rivals.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 6, 2008] Reference

Debates are usually an opportunity for second-tier candidates to distinguish themselves from the field.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Net Gain] Reference

FOREMAN: But it is becoming crunch time for a lot of second-tier candidates in terms of money and the polls.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2007] Reference

Says Coombs: "None of the Big Three has enough on the balance sheet to go out and buy a second-tier carrier.".    From Wordnik.com.  [New Kids In The Sky] Reference

It won't catapult them into the top tier, but, if you're a second-tier presidential candidate, it's worth a shot.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2007] Reference

For a second-tier foreign policy issue, Sudan has seen its share of first-tier finger-pointing over the last decade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Is Still AWOL on Sudan] Reference

Even though he did surprisingly well in a recent Tennessee straw poll, Romney has been viewed as strictly second-tier.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Rising Star, Out of the Blue] Reference

And, in fact, some of those so-called second-tier candidates, they're getting praised for their performances last night.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2007] Reference

But what's interesting about these other entries, these so-called second-tier candidates, is they all come from the left.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 19, 2003] Reference

And we -- we still know that one of the second-tier candidates may, you know, have a good day on -- on Thursday, January 3.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 17, 2007] Reference

Now, Mr. Sturner is facing an uphill battle to even keep the property currently a second-tier office tower at 1414 Sixth Ave.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mortgage Sale Sets Stage for a Battle] Reference

Even a second-tier celebrity like the rapper Dr. Dre says, "" I've definitely tried to outrun the press more than a few times. ''.    From Wordnik.com.  [Was The Press To Blame?] Reference

And, you know, no one is saying this system should change in terms of teams being allowed to play in these second-tier bowl games.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alabama, Texas Meet In BCS Championship] Reference

We'll begin with video of Michael Bradley's opening goal for Moenchengladbach in a 3-1 German Cup victory over second-tier Erzgebirge Aue.    From Wordnik.com.  [American soccer players abroad] Reference