Sentence examples for uppermost echelons from inspiring English sources

As America's first black President, he embodies the fact that race relations have changed, and that some blacks have breached the uppermost echelons of the American establishment.

After enduring a near two-month boot-camp style preparation, his intention was never to languish anywhere but the uppermost echelons of the sport.

There's something incredibly engaging about his unairbrushed candour, in spite of the knocks he has received – and it's a quality which may in part explain his slow-burning rise to pop's uppermost echelons.

Yet, Pentagon officials acknowledge that this localized effort must be supported by a more senior-level, political decision by the Obama administration on how to deal with corruption at the uppermost echelons of the Afghan government.

A rider known for a trenchant competitiveness – a must-have trait among top jockeys – it was Stevens' rare horsemanship, his ability to coax that little extra from horses not especially receptive to coaxing, that propelled his rise to the uppermost echelons.

Aaron Sorkin is a pro at writing high-adrenaline dramas that explore life in America's uppermost echelons, from The West Wing to Moneyball to The Social Network.

Sam Sifton, The New York Times's restaurant critic, awarded four stars to Del Posto, of which Batali is a principal owner, bringing an Italian restaurant into the newspaper's French-dominated uppermost echelon.

Women do well in the sport, but they have struggled to reach its uppermost echelon: the current top-ten list of the Fédération Équestre Internationale, the sport's governing body, is made up of eight men and two woman.

Walk through Gov. George W. Bush's campaign headquarters here and you encounter a remarkable sight: virtually the same lineup of senior advisers that he had a year ago and, at the uppermost echelon of the operation, an inner circle of trusted friends that is wholly intact from the days when Mr. Bush won his first race for Texas governor in 1994.

Once a contender for the uppermost echelon of the Communist Party leadership, Bo Xilai was purged prior to the party congress last year where his rival, Xi Jinping, became China's leader.

Judging by three hyper-exclusive showpieces at the 2014 Los Angeles auto show, it is "game on" in the uppermost automotive echelon, where individuality and one-upmanship matter above all else.