1.   It is an especially acute problem when we consider party elites, since they are Janus-faced.

2.   The party elite and the local activists certainly tried their utmost to influence the outcome of elections.

3.   But the prefectural votes are proving to be a headache for Hashimoto and his supporters in the party elite.

4.   But there are also photos of the party elite, alike in their dark suits and white shirts, digging in to lavish buffets.

5.   But will he continue an aggressive campaign or fade under pressure from the party elite?

6.   Feted for weeks and set up with his family in a lavish Beijing apartment, Qian soon entered the rarefied atmosphere of the party elite.

7.   In any coup, their orders were to save the party elite.

8.   It is not only the well-paid professionals and party elites who are enjoying the resurgence of nightlife here.

9.   Jim Shannon, his predecessor and a darling of the party elite, was not an opportunist?