| It is to be expected that the invasion and conquest of these tribes will have caused severe disruption to the upper echelons of society. |
| In practice, the pleasures and benefits of an improving culture could not be confined to society's upper echelons. |
| Many people assumed that I was masterminding a great shift at the top echelons of government. |
| And protracted booms promote the most aggressive and most bullish to the top echelons of power. |
| The conspiracy extended to the uppermost echelons of the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court. |
| The upper echelons of American society are hopelessly corrupted and morally decayed. |
