Sentence examples for worldly elite from inspiring English sources
So the threat of a military intervention still hangs over Turkey, which has a long history of coups.You might expect that the worldly elite of Istanbul would deplore such heavy-handed military threats and firmly back democracy.
The Islamist prime minister proudly sent three of his four children to universities in the U.S. By fostering economic growth, by keeping the army in its barracks — and by not messing too much with secular lifestyles — Erdogan has won some grudging support from the worldly elite that originally viewed him and his more pious Islamic following as a lurch back to the Ottoman Empire.
In stark contrast to the often ignorant and worldly Catholic clergy, the Cathar elite, the perfecti, lived rigorously ascetic lives.
Weren't American elites once more worldly, like the Kennedys and the Harrimans?
His miniskirts and aerodynamic suits with metallic fabrics symbolized modernity, worldly elegance and freedom — at least for the small elite of impoverished, inward-looking Spain — in the waning years of the Franco dictatorship.
Setting up business on a shoestring at a time when publishing was not yet dominated by big conglomerates, Mr. Deutsch established himself as one of a small and influential elite of Central Europeans who brought a worldly vigor to the British publishing scene in the decades after the war.
This offer came as a great opportunity for the Aghlabids, who faced long-simmering ethnic tensions between Arab settlers and Berbers, dissension and rebellions within the Arab ruling elite (the jund), and criticism for their preoccupation with worldly concerns, their "un-Islamic" system of taxation and their luxurious lifestyle from the jurists of the Malikite school.
Sure, the elite athletes competing in the Games are the focus, but on the sidelines sits a worldly city ripe for exploration.
By the same token, the pious urban elite, if more likely to pursue spiritual disciplines, frequently sponsor worship in temples or homes to ensure worldly success.
For example, of London's five elite "magic circle" firms, four (Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters) are in the worldly camp, and earn more than $1.5m a year in profits per partner.
