Topflight

Second: Now that you've 'fessed up, Mr. President, hang tough - we need you in topflight health as much as you need us to be the same and heed your call to serve. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The 33-year-old Fowler, whose three-month contract with Blackburn Rovers expired in December, is one of the leading scorers in English topflight football.

The brainchild of a topflight creative and managerial team, the Lammermuir Festival gave East Lothian 21st-century dimensions against its timeless Scottish landscape of rolling hills, fields, forests and dramatic skies. ❋ Laurence Vittes (2011)

While the auction sales prices of many topflight artworks in various categories have been strong, the universe of art hedge funds is small. ❋ Daniel Grant (2011)

WHAT WENT WRONG: The Tigers lacked a topflight scorer, suffered from streaky shooting and struggled against zone defenses at times. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Looking to learn from the topflight managers and analysts? ❋ Matthew Schifrin (2010)

For all of his misses, Brown consistently finds topflight wideouts after Round 1 (Carl Pickens, Darnay Scott, Chad Ochocinco). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Frick ' s core attraction is its extraordinary collection of pictures from the early Renaissance through the 19th century, topflight masterpieces by Rembrandt, Goya, Titian, Turner, Fragonard, Vermeer . . . the list goes on and on. ❋ Ann Landi (2010)

Goalkeeper Joe Hart saved Manchester City as the big-spending Blues escaped with a 0-0 draw despite being dominated at Tottenham, while Blackpool returned to England's topflight for the first time since 1971 with a 4-0 win at Wigan. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As a fan, he avidly followed the fortunes of West Brom, which last won the topflight English league title in 1919-20 and the FA Cup in 1968. ❋ Unknown (2010)

All those millions could buy a lot of topflight performing talent and galleries full of art. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Today the New Jersey-born Lady de Rothschild — the flashiest hostess in London — is mates with Tony and Cherie Blair, among other topflight Britons. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In order to excel at the NFL level, a man needs to possess more than just an abundance of physical gifts; physicality is not unique, and there are countless topflight athletes who never make it to the professional tier. ❋ Chuck Klosterman (2009)

By day it was a swim and tennis club; at night it became a supper club with topflight entertainment. ❋ George Carlin (2009)