Since 2004 the university has been a participant in Project 985, a major national programme to raise 39 universities to world-class status.

She considers that event an initiation rite in her ascent to world-class status.

The unfairness to the Kenyans, who have worked hard to achieve their world-class running status, is obvious.

His presence helped the Bronx Zoo achieve a world-class status.

But given the underwhelming quality of this year's model, quickly elevating the fair to world-class status would be an achievement bordering on the miraculous.

Its strategy has been to achieve world-class status by attracting a critical mass of top-flight faculty.

More than three decades later, Johnson's 21-year-old daughter is beginning the process of reaching world-class status.

The others reached world-class status a bit later.

The Big Dragon plan called for the Chinese to reach world-class status by the end of the century, something that was largely achieved.

Jack has made tremendous progress, but he still has lots to do to get that company to world-class status.