Survivors of older and higher-ranking personnel are usually better off.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Military: Now Families Face The Cost Of War] Reference

That prompted Ms. Ny, a higher-ranking prosecutor, to re-examine the case.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rape Probe of WikiLeaks Founder Reopened] Reference

Most of the higher-ranking obligators are Mistings of one sort or another.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mistborn] Reference

Chuck, bowing politely, insisted that the higher-ranking officer leave first.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freedoms Challenge]

On a holoscreen before him appeared the visage of a much higher-ranking general.    From Wordnik.com.  [Step into Chaos]

Some of it is not really hiding certain soldiers, troops from the higher-ranking officer.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2003] Reference

We'll be watching this closely to see if other, higher-ranking officers make similar statements.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brandon Friedman: New Army Recruiting Tactic: Obama Will "Get Us Out of Iraq"] Reference

I can only guess, but the pressure is exercised by other, higher courts, by higher-ranking judges.    From Wordnik.com.  ['I Am Not So Pessimistic'] Reference

We also know that some people have been relieved of responsibilities, some higher-ranking officers.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 4, 2004] Reference

Negotiations have intensified of late, and last week both sides brought in higher-ranking negotiators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

We believe we've got about three-quarters of the higher-ranking al Qaeda leadership dead or locked up.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 19, 2004] Reference

Mr. Gates said he would not "pretend that there is not risk" to standing up to higher-ranking officers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gates Tells West Point Graduates to Question Authority] Reference

It didn't have to be perfect-the gathering was small, and his higher-ranking peers wouldn't be present.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nineteen Minutes]

The lull could be because there's some negotiations going on on some of the higher-ranking Iraqi officials.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2003] Reference

The Army also wants soldiers to alert higher-ranking personnel if their colleagues 'behavior doesn't improve.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rate of Sexual Assault in Army] Reference

Soldiers carrying rolled maps followed a few of the higher-ranking men as they meandered around the stuffy room.    From Wordnik.com.  [Men Don't Leave Me] Reference

But if it were, Hazel would wait until after the June elections and do in in tandem with other higher-ranking rebels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blears weighs in] Reference

Deputy Attorney General Marisela Morales said Monday that higher-ranking officials got much more money than "Felipe.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Mexican Officials Allege Drug Cartel] Reference

He had lost more than one of his higher-ranking mages to the Valdemarans during the last two attempts to take their border.    From Wordnik.com.  [Widows and Orphans] Reference

Mr. Lewis acknowledged that year-end bonuses were cut across the company, with higher-ranking managers taking the largest "hits.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Lewis Puts Money Where Mouth Is] Reference

He asked for a new, higher-ranking job -- and less interaction with workers -- at the same pay, in order to cut down on the stress.    From Wordnik.com.  [Belgians Take Lots of Sick Leave,] Reference

A number of enlisted soldiers were court martialled and sent to jail, and a few higher-ranking officers were reprimanded or demoted.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE ISSUE THAT WON��T GO AWAY] Reference

Most of the teachers, social workers, psychologists and higher-ranking bureaucrats the Mizrahi women encountered were Ashkenazi women.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mizrahi Feminism in Israel.] Reference

Many had fought in ELAS and were promoted to commanders and political commissioners, middle - and higher-ranking cadres of the DSE. 14.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity] Reference

I called than official for -- a higher-ranking official at Verizon just to verify that and they told me that ` s indeed what happens nowadays.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2009] Reference

Deutsche also didn't disclose that it owned higher-ranking notes in the same vehicle, putting its interests in conflict with M&T, the bank alleges.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's San Marino v. Barclays] Reference

But Cheney and Seyfarth observed 30 such instances, and in fully 29 of them the higher-ranking groomer stayed put, leaving the subordinate to defer.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Do Monkeys Know?] Reference

The tipsters claimed one would-be general had even sent his wife to work as a household servant for a higher-ranking officer in order to curry favor.    From Wordnik.com.  [AN ARMY ADRIFT] Reference

Given the market's current volatility, it would be natural for higher-ranking risk managers to be much more involved in the consent process, he added.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Dealing With Bear Stearns,] Reference

CALLER: What I was curious about, what is the possibility of these terrorists being placed in our military as far as troops or even higher-ranking officers?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2001] Reference

The tale of a renegade soldier ignoring a direct order from a higher-ranking officer didn't come to light during a Pentagon investigation or congressional probe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Retired Colonel Criticizes] Reference

As companies finally open the doors to higher-ranking positions for women (through quotas or just good sense), we should honor our brain differences and strengths.    From Wordnik.com.  [Men and Women Think Differently - This is Good] Reference

Most of them are higher-ranking than I, and many of them refer to me as "Tattoo Girl" or "Tattoos" or "'Art Is Useless,' Huh?" or, in one major's case, "Ms. Wilde.".    From Wordnik.com.  [bluemeany Diary Entry] Reference

Mr. JANG SE-YUL (General Secretary, North Korea People's Liberation Front): (Through translator) Dissatisfaction is rampant, even among higher-ranking military officials.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rumors Abound On Why North Korea Delay's Meeting] Reference

So the situation here continues to move as the higher-ranking officials here at Fort Bliss continue to get more information as to what exactly has happened in Iraq, Aaron.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 23, 2003] Reference

The actual list of candidates forwarded to the manager may not represent the best candidates, as higher-ranking individuals may have already been referred out to another agency.    From Wordnik.com.  [Npr Report On Human Resource Management Part] Reference