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| The '''big three''' is a term used to refer to three large powers or companies. | | The '''big three''' is a term used to refer to three large powers or companies. |
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| == Political uses ==
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| *Big three leaders of the Allies during [[World War II]]: [[Winston Churchill]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] and [[Joseph Stalin]]
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| *Big three leaders of the Axis during [[World War II]]: [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Benito Mussolini]], and [[Hideki Tojo]]
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| *Big three leaders of the [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)|African-American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s]]: [[James L. Farmer, Jr.]], [[Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]], and [[Bayard Rustin]]
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| *Big three conferences of World War II: [[List of World War II conferences|Big 3 Conferences]]
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| *Big three [[Power (international)|Power]]s after [[World War II]]: [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Soviet Union]]
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| *Big three [[List_of_divided_nations|divided nation]]s after [[World War II]]: [[Germany]], [[Viet Nam]], [[Korea]]
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| *Big three [[Power (international)|Power]]s after [[Cold War]]: [[United States]], [[China]], [[Russia]]
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| == Business and economic uses == | | == Business and economic uses == |
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| *Big three [[India]]n technology companies: [[Infosys]], [[Tata Consultancy Services]], [[Cognizant Technology Solutions]] | | *Big three [[India]]n technology companies: [[Infosys]], [[Tata Consultancy Services]], [[Cognizant Technology Solutions]] |
| *Big three video game companies: [[Sony]], [[Microsoft]], and [[Nintendo]]. These are the companies who have survived to continue manufacturing consoles. | | *Big three video game companies: [[Sony]], [[Microsoft]], and [[Nintendo]]. These are the companies who have survived to continue manufacturing consoles. |
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| == Entertainment uses ==
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| *[[Big Three Television Networks|Big three American broadcasting (Television) networks]]: [[CBS]], [[NBC]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and their [[flagship]] newscasts, ''[[CBS Evening News]]'', ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'', ''[[ABC World News Tonight]]''
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| *Big three (also principal, most popular) members of [[DC Comics]]' [[Justice League|Justice League of America (JLA)]]: [[Superman]], [[Batman]], [[Wonder Woman]]
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| *Big three comic companies of the 1990's [[DC Comics]], [[Marvel Comics]], [[Image Comics]]
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| *Big three [[professional wrestling]] [[professional wrestling promotion|promotions]] of the 1990s in North America: [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]], [[World Championship Wrestling]], [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]
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| == Educational uses ==
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| *[[Big Three (universities)|Big three]] US universities: [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[Yale University|Yale]], and [[Princeton University|Princeton]], three of the eight [[Ivy League]] universities. They are informally grouped together based on their iconic status and membership in the bygone Big Three athletic league, which although still in existence, has been superseded in most respects by the Ivy League.
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| *Big three [[List of universities in Canada|Canadian universities]]: [[McGill University|McGill]], [[Queen's University|Queen's]], and the [[University of Toronto]]. Often grouped together because of their age, reputation, and all-around high academic standards. All three schools have [[List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage#Civilian|royal patronage]]. Selective recruiters universally go to these three schools first, and will often see candidates regardless of degree program.
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| **Many [[United States|U.S.]] states have their local "Big Three universities"
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| == Sports uses ==
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| *Big three golfers born in 1912: [[Ben Hogan]], [[Byron Nelson]], and [[Sam Snead]]
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| *Big three of the [[PGA Tour]] from the late 1950s to the early 1970s: [[Jack Nicklaus]], [[Arnold Palmer]], and [[Gary Player]]
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| *Big three defensive line of the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the 1970s: [[Serge Savard]], [[Guy Lapointe]], [[Larry Robinson]]
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| *Big three frontline of the [[Boston Celtics]] from 1980 to 1992: [[Larry Bird]], [[Kevin McHale]], [[Robert Parish]]
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| *Big three for the best Chicago Bulls Lineup: [[Michael Jordan]], [[Scottie Pippen]], [[Dennis Rodman]]
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| *Big three offensive stars of the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the 1990s: [[Troy Aikman]], [[Michael Irvin]], [[Emmitt Smith]]
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| *Big three player combination of the [[Dallas Mavericks]] in the early 2000s: [[Dirk Nowitzki]], [[Steve Nash]], [[Michael Finley]]
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| *Big three American professional sports leagues: [[National Football League|NFL]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and [[Major League Baseball]].
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| *Big three [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] Players: [[Tracy McGrady]], [[Tim Duncan]], [[Kevin Garnett]] (as advertised by [[adidas]])
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| * Big three in [[Big Three (Portugal)|Portuguese football]]: [[SL Benfica|Benfica]], [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting]] and [[Futebol Clube do Porto|F.C. Porto]]
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| * Big three in football in the North East region of England: [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
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| * Big three in football in England: [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[Chelsea F.C.]] and [[Arsenal F.C.]]
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| *[[Big three (Oakland A's Pitchers)|Big three]] in baseball: nickname given to [[Tim Hudson]], [[Mark Mulder]] and [[Barry Zito]] when all three pitched for the [[Oakland A's]]
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| * Big Three in Baseball: [[Tom Glavine]], [[Greg Maddux]] and [[John Smoltz]] as star pitchers for the [[Atlanta Braves]] in the [[1990's]].
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| * Big Three in the Dutch soccer: [[PSV Eindhoven]], [[Feyenoord]] and [[AFC Ajax]]
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| * Big Three of the NBA's Washington Wizards: [[Gilbert Arenas]], [[Antawn Jamison]], and [[Caron Butler]].
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| == Geography uses ==
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| *Big three U.S. cities (by population): [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Chicago]]
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| *Big three Canadian cities: [[Vancouver]], [[Toronto]], [[Montreal]]
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| *Big Three World Financial Centers: [[New York City]], [[London]], [[Tokyo]]
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| == Religious uses ==
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| *Big Three Christian Beings: The Father, Son and Holy Ghost
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| *Big Three Hindu Beings: [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]], and [[Siva]]
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| *Big Three Religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam, the big three monotheistic religions of the world, not measured by population, but by world-presence.
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| *Big Three Views: Atheism, Agnosticism, and Deism
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| == Other uses ==
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| *Big three diseases: [[HIV/AIDS]], [[tuberculosis]] and [[malaria]]; as opposed to [[the Neglected Diseases]].
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| *Big Three is sometimes used in reference to the three most dangerous sharks in the ocean; Great White ''(Carcharodon carcharias)'', Bull ''(Carcharhinus leucas)'' and Tiger ''(Galeocerdo cuvier)''.
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| [[Category:Big collectives|3]] | | [[Category:Big collectives|3]] |
