"There's a particular elite nature that we see in our Marines.
His family and allies still dominate the security forces, in particular elite army units and the air force.
US Airways even sells access to its "preferred" status: a traveler who is short 1,500 miles to qualify for a particular elite tier can pay a $249 fee to close that gap.
Reports of defections — so far, apparently few in number and limited to conscripts — continue to circulate, though the government's pillars seem intact, in particular elite units loyal to Mr. Assad's brother, Maher, and the vast intelligence apparatus at the forefront of the crackdown.
Was this a failure of European integration, of particular elites in the countries, or of the liberal reform model more generally?
The report said the department's rescue of civilians and the evacuation of the twin towers before their collapse was effective, and cited in particular the elite Emergency Service Unit.
Her government has been criticized, however, for failing to curb abuses by the police and the military, in particular an elite anticrime force known as the Rapid Action Battalion.
As the dig deepens, bringing up evidence of both the glory and the horror of Spartan civilisation (all of this very well handled), so the resemblance between the five and the ancient Spartans themselves - in particular their elite killer-squads, the Crypteia or "Hidden Ones" - begins to seem less and less of a coincidence.
It gives credence to the idea that France has become a less attractive destination, in particular for elites, due to the growing impression that Senegalese-born migrants tend to be "déclassés" (Gueye, 2001, p. 130) and are discriminated against when it comes to employment or housing (Beauchemin et al., 2015, pp. 383 412).
Mr Douthat sees his point, to some extent:When I look at the disastrous period from 2003 till 2006, I see a series of tragedies for which Americans, and in particular the American elite, bear a collective responsibility.
The greater part of the urban population, however, and in particular the educated elite, wanted Syria to be independent and to include Lebanon, Palestine, and Transjordan, if possible, and certainly the Druze and ʿAlawite districts.
