Or its upper-echelon hobnobbing with right wing dictators?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: Majority Liked Obama's Race Relations Speech, But Doubts About Wright Remain] Reference

` ` We've got to step up against the upper-echelon teams. ''.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

On paper, the Arizona Wildcats have had upper-echelon talent.    From Wordnik.com.  [jfloydking Diary Entry] Reference

Both teams have quarterbacks that rank in the upper-echelon of the NFL.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pick the Pack] Reference

These social trappings are nice and speak to America's upper-echelon success.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hermene Hartman: The Case of Henry Gates] Reference

It's a big win for us and it shows we can challenge some of the upper-echelon teams.    From Wordnik.com.  [NHL - National Hockey League - Vancouver vs. Anaheim] Reference

` ` From a confidence standpoint, winning against an upper-echelon team builds confidence. ''.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Of course, this would be true of Reid and a number of other upper-echelon Democrats, as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [New poll data on abortion] Reference

It was Indiana's second consecutive strong showing against an upper-echelon Eastern Conference team.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Ahmed Khadra, who had sat mum - chance through the upper-echelon brawl, clattered his cup and saucer.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fuzzy Papers]

Mine did too, but I read some of the papers where my upper-echelon colleagues had learned their trade.    From Wordnik.com.  [When looking at colleges, study their extra-curriculars] Reference

"I had to summon my energy to want to talk to them," he yawns at one point about upper-echelon management.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Shame of No Shame: Fawning, Sniping in Media Land] Reference

Many Kentucky fans feel the program has underachieved at landing upper-echelon prospects during his tenure.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Top recruits ready for Midnight Madness] Reference

We had a few people that was considered upper-echelon because they were greater land owners that the others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oral History Interview with James Arthur Jones, November 19, 2003. Interview U-0005. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference

Defeating upper-echelon teams has been a struggle all season as the Spartans '5-6 non-conference record shows.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

But in the end, it was clear the league had three upper-echelon teams; LIU really was just the best of the rest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northeast Conference] Reference

Barring a trade for an upper-echelon wideout, Thomas and Kelly appear to be the Redskins 'best options at the position.    From Wordnik.com.  [Santana Moss' situation puts Devin Thomas, Malcolm Kelly in spotlight] Reference

But the strategy of sending shares of lower-end companies higher and upper-echelon enterprises lower can be a tricky one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investors Buy Some Retailers Again] Reference

Like the house, Rayyan is gone, the first upper-echelon Hamas leader confirmed killed in the past six days of Israeli attacks.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2009] Reference

He had the habit of looking directly at you when he spoke instead of away as so many of his fellow upper-echelon officers did.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Miko]

In 2008, for example, 30 percent of those hired into upper-echelon positions were minorities, according to the industry numbers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diversity in Action] Reference

Despite some miscues, Mr. Mack may be able to keep his job because of a paucity of upper-echelon executive talent on Wall Street.    From Wordnik.com.  [Loss Pressures Morgan Stanley CEO] Reference

Conference title and his inability to defeat upper-echelon opponents, notably Oklahoma, is the major flaw during his tenure in Austin.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

What's actually going to happen in those bowl games, both of which will be against upper-echelon teams from the Southeastern Conference?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ohio State's Loss Would Be Big Ten's Gain] Reference

If lower-ranking members of the KPA take matters into their own hands, they could thwart upper-echelon attempts to stanch the flame war.    From Wordnik.com.  [North Korea’s Exit Strategy] Reference

All that's missing is an upper-echelon quarterback.    From Wordnik.com.  [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference

Sure it was in the underground, not the upper-echelon.    From Wordnik.com.  [! Exclaim.ca - News] Reference

Harvin and Crabtree at least have upper-echelon athleticism to offer.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fifth Down] Reference

Both were upper-echelon backs, with Tomlinson a bona fide Hall of Famer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sports News : CBSSports.com] Reference

It's backed by the beliefs of few within the upper-echelon on the regime.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories] Reference

And they're 7-6 against major-conference foes, all of them upper-echelon teams.    From Wordnik.com.  [daytondailynews.com - News] Reference

Not a single upper-echelon rapper has seen fit to address the situation in rhyme, however.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colorlines] Reference

In that war between a rising power and a upper-echelon middle power, both ultimately benefited.    From Wordnik.com.  [NPR Topics: News] Reference

Marc-Andre Fleury elevates his status to the upper-echelon of starting goaltenders in the league.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tsn.ca Top Stories RSS] Reference