21. Their pastors tended to rotate their tenure, and no single church held preeminence . 22. The city of Alexandria retained preeminence for its records and scrolls with its library. 23. They kept competing among themselves for the highest status and for positions of preeminence . 24. They occupy a position of preeminence in the sector of cigarette and drug smugglers. 25. The city lost trade, shipping and transportation preeminence to Jacksonville, on the coast. 26. The evolution of carving turn to preeminence . 27. Judson " became a symbol of the preeminence of Bible translation for " Protestant missionaries. 28. Sofala lost its remaining commercial preeminence once Beira was established to the north in 1890. 29. Under Souness's stewardship, Rangers'preeminence in the Scottish game was restored. 30. With the emergence of the Khalidiya, the Qadiriyyah lost their preeminence to the Naqshbandi.