The metal ladder kicked as a single AK round hit the metal rung below my foot.

Bolan was only one rung below the platform when Kuragin suddenly surged upward, hooked a foot behind her father's leg and tried to trip him.

Buick, the General Motors division that traditionally occupied the second-highest rung on the status ladder, just below Cadillac, is in a bit of a mess.

One rung below them are the frat brothers, nearly as dense and sexually on call as the jocks.

Heading into spring training in 2004, Steve Stanley was named the starting center fielder in Triple-A Sacramento, one rung below the major leagues.

He had become passionate about his second career as a driver in a series that is one rung below the Indy Racing League.

Developers for the other buildings said they expect to receive either a gold rating or a silver, one rung below gold.

The most likely concession to economic conservatives will be the appointment of a Deputy Prime Minister one rung below Mr Gaidar to look after industry.

Fleischmann stayed at the new University of Newcastle and was promoted to 'reader', one rung below the top post of professor.

He reached out in desperation and caught hold of a metal rung just below the lip of the pit.