"Competing every day in training, at a high level, helps," he said.
Despite being a chain smoker, Parr played at an extremely high level, helping her teams dominate games.
Ms. Hammerling's connections have been crucial for Brew in finding and serving clients, says Ms. Cook, her business partner: "Without question, that allows us to play at a different level, because we're not just doing P.R. and media relations; we're connecting people at the highest level, helping deals get done".
The economics minister, Pavel Rusko, gave the delegation's leader his cellphone number, in case he ever needed recourse to high-level help.
He escaped from a high-security military prison by walking out wearing a private's uniform, feeding rumors that he had high-level help.
While there is no suggestion that either Mills, Symons or the Iranians intended to breach sanctions, the fact that a Minister's husband was able to obtain such high-level help has led to charges of 'favours for friends'.
Community clinics receive high-level help with marketing, human resources and strategic planning as they struggle to cope with budget shortfalls, branding and compliance measures mandated by changes in health care.
Serbia's promoters are also hoping for a little high-level help.
Within the department, he said, "individual programs are reluctant to get high-level help" from senior officials such as Koonin, who might guide them to partner with others at DOE. Chu, listening attentively, raised no objects to Koonin's critique.
Even with presumed high-level help, however, Mr. Wedel, who holds a patent and had a decade of experience in microchip engineering at the time of his wife's presidential contretemps, did not get a job "right away".
"Whether he can sustain playing in college at a high level and help his team win, go to the N.C.A.A.'s and help them go far in the N.C.A.A.'s".
