On the other hand, the foster parents might be in the highest echelon.

Among the higher echelon of players we're moving money around big time.

They add that the middle class appears to be shrinking because its members are moving to higher economic echelons.

Power was the elusive goal of every man in the higher echelons.

The book was highly successful and even found support among the higher echelons of the Christian church.

Christians have not moved to the higher echelons of power.

It looked as if the higher echelons of seven or eight ministries were present.

Because how can you know what the higher echelon thinks is the right thing?

In fact, even I may decide to refer it to a higher echelon.

The higher echelons in both have been bought and paid for.