Similar to other competitions, the finalists end up in first, second, and third position which depends on the number of points they have earned.

He said those positions never earned him any favors within the office.

Even when he had worked in the kitchen, his position as keep boy earned him only meager fare.

Those positions earned him significant support among the largest telephone and broadcasting companies.

His position earned him some fame in the area because of several high profile cases that he successfully prosecuted.

His position, always on the side of the "hard", earned him the nickname "Ivan el terrible."

That position, however, earned them the scorn of those who felt the only appropriate response was a swift and military one.

However, his position earned him the ire of Islamist extremists.

This position may not soon earn a leadership role for the 54-year-old Justice.

This position earned him a number of detractors and opponents.