He said the workers who were exploited came from the "low end of the social scale."

The higher up on the social scale our target is, the more likely we are to get caught.

Somebody pretty high up in the social scale is doing the distributing.

His characters are drawn from the bottom of the social scale and don't have much to show for their lives.

I told you they were low on the social scale.

Teaching did provide an opportunity for young people to move up the social scale.

Further down the social scale, the clothes become more contemporary.

In the 1770s a wing was added at the back, and once again the house rose up the social scale.

AT the other end of the social scale life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat.

"Personally, I feel that is on the bottom of the social scale."