Sentence examples for elite constituencies from inspiring English sources

That said, interventions are always elite decisions, one sage sort noted: Bill Clinton did not come to office wanting to intervene in the Balkans, but came under such pressure from various elite constituencies that he changed his mind, and only then set about selling the idea to the wider public.Events, predictably, may force everyone's hand.

His ancestry also provided him with the solid support of one of the party's solidest non-elite constituencies, people who have done much of the party's grunt work, black America.His other trump card has been a talent for organisation.

Because these elites and constituencies do not have any core values other than self-serving instincts, their loyalty and support are fickle and must be secured by constant bribes in the form of special privileges.

Throughout the uprising, the Syrian government has seen the country's religious minorities, the educated middle class and the business elite as the constituencies that are crucial to prolonging the four decades of rule by the Assad family.

The same is less true of conversations between the economic and political elites and the constituencies they serve.

Pakistan is able to wage a war against India through terrorism and militancy (Taliban puppets in Kabul, LeT puppets at home), while maintaining some legitimacy with its own constituency (elite Punjabi Pakistanis).

Ultimately, the bitter opposition from well-off elites, business interests, and opposition constituencies led to the leader being ousted in a coup, with tacit support from the monarchy...Yeah, that's the gimmick: I was in Thailand.

Low-profile even by the hermetic standards of China's one-party system, Hu Jintao today took over the most important political position in the world's most populous nation by appealing to the one constituency that counts: elite party insiders.

Aside from Bernie Sanders and the progressive wing of the Party, the Democrats have more often thrown in with the interests of moneyed elites than with their traditional constituencies, especially labor.

Within a few years modern political parties were founded and won seats in northern Italy, but southern constituencies remained dominated by elite groups of lawyers and local notables, often linked to prominent landowners.

Inexperienced politicians luxuriated with new perks and fancy cars quickly putting its needs as an elite ahead of demands from its constituencies.