11.   Nevertheless, the authoritarian structure of Imperial Germany, censorship, and the natural self-discipline of the Germans were such that disenchantment remained largely confined to the upper echelons.

12.   America will have to get by with one fewer Texan in the upper echelons of the national government.

13.   Analysts said a successful deal would still not give Chase the size to join the upper echelon of investment banks like Goldman Sachs Group or Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.

14.   Are we as experienced as those other teams in the upper echelon?

15.   As the just-released Federal Glass Ceiling Commission report showed, not many women or minorities have moved into the upper echelons.

16.   Assembling his longtime collaborators, including cinematographer Christopher Doyle, an Australian who is in the upper echelon of his profession, Wong went to Buenos Aires.

17.   At Digital, he became known as an active proponent of a broad strategy aimed at driving the sagging company into the upper echelons of the computer world.

18.   Attendance is the key variable in why the Chiefs have vaulted to the upper echelon of sports franchises and why the Royals are skimming near the bottom.

19.   Because of this, her department has started a recruiting program aimed at getting more women in the upper academic echelons.

20.   Because women are just reaching the upper echelons of management, they may not have experience putting together and managing teams, which venture capitalists like to see.