His well-placed friends could ensure that he was not easily brought to trial.

Also they have well-placed friends who protect them.

At the end of the year bonuses are highly subjective, and a well-placed friend can be as helpful as a good year's trading.

Segura managed to make a few well-placed friends during his stay in Los Angeles.

Unless you read medical journals and have a well-connected doctor and some well-placed friends with statistics, it's hard to know.

After the intervention by well-placed friends, he was relieved of his more onerous duties and reassigned to a camouflage unit.

Around election time, Bruton was known for generosity to both established parties, and he always had a list of well-placed friends in government.

No.' 'Journalists who have well-placed, indiscreet friends call themselves political commentators.

But the worlds of coaching in college and professional football are tightly interwoven, and there came to be many well-placed friends.

He's got enough well-placed friends to help him.