Sentence examples for elite position from inspiring English sources

The richest teams got richer, and the deals were expected to keep the league's powers in their elite position.

Another source of slavery was self-sale, undertaken sometimes to obtain an elite position, sometimes to escape destitution.

At home Sunday against Atlanta (3-3), the Saints can improve their elite position before enjoying a bye week.

As a Manchu, the Kangxi emperor trod a delicate balance between maintaining the support of all his subjects while retaining the Manchu's elite position and distinct identity.

In our secular society, being nonreligious is essentially a secure and often elite position – something that might lead not to indifference so much as nonchalance.

All of which is to say that there is no one "elite" position on any of these issues, any more than there is some "elite" rush to abandon Romney's candidacy.

Over time, it can move you out of the rank and file into elite positions.

She'll move into the Palace of Westminster and take up one of the 650 most elite positions in Britain.

According to a 2012 study in the American Sociological Review into hiring practices for elite positions, "employers sought candidates who were not only competent but also culturally similar to themselves".

Unlike in previous seasons where the Chelsea job has been seen as one of the elite positions in Europe, Roman Abramovich and the board will enter the summer in an uncertain position and may struggle to attract the best.

The academics he follows have mined sources as varied as the Domesday Book, the Royal Society's records, even membership of the American Medical Association, in order to find surnames that are over-represented in elite positions.