How To Use Echelon In A Sentence

Nemours showed him at once what use to make of the army under his orders, and having enfiladed his National Guard battalions, and placed his artillery in echelons, he formed his cavalry into hollow squares on the right and left of his line, flinging out a cloud of howitzers to fall back upon the main column. Burlesques
I commend Zizek for being one of the great cinephiles among the upper echelon of today's intelligentsia.
Its tentacles stretch far into the upper echelons of government. Times, Sunday Times
Then, the OPFOR uses an attack force echeloned in depth to maintain the momentum of the attack after the initial penetration. FM 100-61 Chptr 4 Army Group Offensive Operations
Its tentacles stretch far into the upper echelons of government. Times, Sunday Times

Wellington's successes as a general propelled him into the top echelons of politics and diplomacy. Times, Sunday Times
The first, and the more obvious one, is that it has drawn high praise from every echelon of the British literati, winning both the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Whitbread Prize for poetry this year.
He had had enough of the shilly-shallying that now dominates the game's upper echelons.
His account of his ascent to the upper echelons of the British literary canon is so concise and unembellished, so, well, Swiftian, it could have been delivered by one of his own characters.
Most of the others had bourgeois backgrounds, their families frequently positioned among the upper professional echelons.
Its tentacles stretch far into the upper echelons of government. Times, Sunday Times
There were also wide-ranging personnel changes in the upper echelons of the armed forces and the police.
Even so, this is a distinctly more nobby Sonata than anyone has seen, a far cry from the upper-echelon mini cab that it formerly was.
With an annual membership fee of 6,000 ngultrum, roughly $130, Bhutan's golfers are mostly limited to the upper echelons of society - government officials and diplomats, plus a few stray Japanese tourists.
Force Delta, which was the sea echelon of the second airborne battle group, left Germany on 26 July and closed on Beirut between 3 and 5 August.
We battle the upper echelons of super villains. The Sun
Wellington's successes as a general propelled him into the top echelons of politics and diplomacy. Times, Sunday Times
Sixth, the use of air cushion landing craft in the course of an amphibious assault operation seriously complicates the effective engagement of marine striking echelons as they approach the coast.
The militia was a part-time force charged with a wide range of duties and organized at the village level, but supervised from higher echelons.
His thoughts turned to Echelon, the supersecret program started by the National Security Agency back in the seventies. Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2
The incident caused huge embarrassment within the upper echelons of the royal family. Times, Sunday Times
British expatriates monopolized the upper echelons of the civil service until the late 1980s.
Each point of the ingrowing lines of the _échelon_ has usually one cell further advanced into the corium than its neighbours, and may be termed the _apical cell_. Diseases of the Horse's Foot
But the upper echelons of the business world are still dominated by males, and a 'masculinist' culture prevails. Feminist Philosophers
Those who regularly attend games here talk of their alienation from the upper echelons, the money and the bling. Times, Sunday Times
The rear echelons of the army mutinied and seized the crossings over the Rhine.
Most of them were relegated to rear echelon positions or they were stewards on the boats or on the ships.
He is a character hewn from the lower echelons of the Football League. Times, Sunday Times
Four out of five motorized corps were placed in the first echelons of the assault groups.
I predict this year will see a shake-up in the upper echelons of the men's game. Times, Sunday Times
Because ethnic minorities and women are still relatively rare in the higher echelons of power, looking the part is trickier for them. Times, Sunday Times
Further, this technology is not well known and therefore not fully exploited in the lower command echelons.
Incidentally, the spurs which form the northern and southern jaws, so to speak, would not form a continuous ridge if the mouth were filled in, but would overlap (or to use a military term which expresses the idea concisely, they are "in echelon"), the one which comes from the north being some thirty yards east of the one which comes from the south. Head Hunters of the Amazon: Seven Years of Exploration and Adventure
And in the middle and lower echelons they are still paid less and employed less willingly. Times, Sunday Times
However, despite such inauspicious beginnings, by Act 2 Noel has successfully infiltrated the upper echelons of society and seems set for success.
The incoming immune adults then graze the lower more fibrous echelons of the herbage which contain the majority of the L3.
I figured if they were auditioning the likes of me, the guy playing the dad was probably of the same echelon, that is, a nearbody nearly nobody. With Love and Laughter, John Ritter
As part of the in-theater structure required to support the deploying force, ISB echelons must deploy early and primarily by air.
These salary increases will affect only the highest echelons of local government.
Not only is completing one of these programs a good way to get a job - soon it may be the only way to find a position in the upper echelons of community college management.
Buddhism made its first inroads into the upper echelons of Chinese society at this time, and many scholars met to discuss and compare the ideas of these two religions.
Such talented person echelon and specialized troop, for profession in rare.
The claim has sent shockwaves through the force's upper echelons. The Sun
Negotiators haggled over every word in the official statement, while lower echelons of the delegations supplied the media with derogatory comments about rival politicians.
Trend micro house has its yenta as an decreasing echelon, tenebrionid magniloquently anabiotic dasyatidae in an dishy pharmacologic batrachomyomachia. Rational Review
* Note: the name echelon itself refers to a "signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection and analysis network. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
Both of these were indications that he was now reaching the upper echelons of the Nazi hierarchy.
She mixed in the upper echelons of Kent society. Times, Sunday Times
It is to be expected that the invasion and conquest of these tribes will have caused severe disruption to the upper echelons of society.
There were people there from the higher echelons of society. Times, Sunday Times
Many people assumed that I was masterminding a great shift at the top echelons of government.
The book can be used largely to determine what land was held by the upper echelons of society. Times, Sunday Times
There are complaints of not enough prize money in the lower echelons and too much low-grade racing in an economic environment of dwindling owner investment. Times, Sunday Times
I remained there, placing the boats which I had brought up with me, containing Bashi-Bazouks under command of Yahia Bey, who is an excellent officer, in echelon across the stream, in which position they could command a very considerable length of the ford, which extends for about a mile, and support one another in case of an attempt at a forced passage. Three Months in the Soudan
The conspiracy extended to the uppermost echelons of the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court.
Still others advanced into the top echelons of business and industry. Christianity Today
I have to pay a licence fee for the gang of over-paid left-wing 'luvvies' and oiks comprising the upper echelons of the once great BBC. Army Rumour Service
The upper echelons of American society are hopelessly corrupted and morally decayed.
There were people there from the higher echelons of society. Times, Sunday Times
He had never said as much and he rarely spoke of his home and his family, but his behaviour, his manner of speech, suggested to her that he had been born into the upper echelons of society.
Still others advanced into the top echelons of business and industry. Christianity Today
In a cooperative 2-echelon lot-for-lot supply chain system under constant demand, the supply chain partners including a supplier and a retailer, are all selfish profit-maximizing firms.
The management echelon, that is from Director upwards, consists of 11 people. 55% of these are African, 0% coloured. ANC Daily News Briefing
These salary increases will affect only the highest echelons of local government.
In the last couple of weeks a feud has erupted in the upper echelons of gazillionaire art collectors. Jane Chafin: Is the Art World's One Percent Unraveling? A Fantastic Cabinet of Natural Curiosities
As far as can be determined, the waves they caused remained limited to the learned echelons of society.
In this sense, as in many others, its 4,000 students mirror the upper echelons of French society.
The 21st and 70th armies of the front operated in the second echelon.
Nor was this confined only to the topmost echelons of society at Rome itself.
The book can be used largely to determine what land was held by the upper echelons of society. Times, Sunday Times
There were also wide-ranging personnel changes in the upper echelons of the armed forces and the police.
He spoke of a grating lack of respect in the higher echelons. Times, Sunday Times
As each flight started on the downwind leg the ships reformed in an echelon to the right and completed before-landing checklists.
Unlike the defense of Stalingrad, the fronts had a two-echelon operational disposition of forces where tank armies for the first time formed the second echelon.
For a project as large and complex as the Objective Force, every echelon needs a vision of what it must do, and these visions must be consistent across echelons.
This insoluble predicament was the source of the decay, corruption and mounting tension evident within the upper echelons of the regime.
As planned, we moved the formation to starboard echelon and tried to re-enter for the break.
He is a character hewn from the lower echelons of the Football League. Times, Sunday Times
The number of women making it into the upper echelons of business management has increased tremendously in recent years. Everything You Need to Know for Success in Business
My grandmother was a nursemaid in high demand with the richest echelons of the London gentry.
Despite dedication to widening access and recruitment, the civil service is largely staffed by the stereotypical CVs in its upper echelons. Times, Sunday Times
In some armies, tanks were attached to rifle divisions of not only the first but also the second echelon of the corps.
The reality is that couriers are throwaways for the upper echelon of illicit drug enterprises - their occasional capture and the loss of illicit cargo an expected overhead expense for those but rarely seen before these courts.
Unlike the Stalingrad counteroffensive, the corps, divisions, regiments and battalions in the main sectors were attacking in two and, sometimes, in three echelons.
The target set for juniors to reach the highest echelons of the game is not close to being met. Times, Sunday Times
The target set for juniors to reach the highest echelons of the game is not close to being met. Times, Sunday Times
Restoring the corps echelon became an urgent necessity as early as the counteroffensive off Moscow.
The grand parties of the twenties only roared for a certain echelon of society, and there was a whole segment that was virtually untouched by the depressionwhich in itself was experienced in different ways on either side of the Atlantic. Jacqueline Winspear - An interview with author
The brigade must echelon its assets to either provide observation of the enemy from acquisition to destruction, or to pass and receive targets indirectly from adjacent units as contact is lost.
He was assigned to a section attached to the rear echelon of the Scots Guards.
There are complaints of not enough prize money in the lower echelons and too much low-grade racing in an economic environment of dwindling owner investment. Times, Sunday Times
In practice, the pleasures and benefits of an improving culture could not be confined to society's upper echelons.
The new team will set about designing a massive sea change in organisational practice which will actually boil down to more forms, more processes, more bureaucracy and another chunk of front line money feeding the ever greedy rear echelon as they scramble to adjust to the new all mighty teams diktats. Sir Ronnie Flanagan - HMIC Policing Report « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Like most of the lower echelon in the antievolution movement, Freshwater dibble-dabbles at pro-ID/YEC information without actually exploring too far lest it interfere with his buddy network evangelicizing. Freshwater: 2009 (but not the hearing) drags to an end - The Panda's Thumb
He spoke of a grating lack of respect in the higher echelons. Times, Sunday Times
In the east, the upper ecclesiastical echelons - patriarchs in particular - were recruited from monasteries and therefore were celibate, but ordinary priests were allowed to marry.
All actions are carried out under the command of the numerous other British ex-servicemen hired by Henderson to staff the upper echelons of the special branch.
The Seleucids echeloned their right cavalry wing forward to gain tactical advantage.
We were sat in the very highest echelons of the main stand, with fans of both sides around us, and the camaraderie and mutual respect in evidence was fantastic.
They are moderate reformists who believe in the essential goodness of some members of the top echelon.
Only once in the past 11 seasons have Everton finished in the top half of the upper echelons of the English game.
Indeed the upper echelons, who to the unenlightened merely appear as parasitic larcenous thugs, will have a tad more than the $5 being shoveled at those welfare recipients that curtsy correctly.
For example, a friendly higher echelon may have interdicted the enemy formation we expected to see.
Medical personnel still accompany the infantrymen, artillerymen, and engineers, known as alpha echelon, who execute a parachute assault to conduct and support airfield seizure.
They demand nothing less than equal access to the uppermost echelons of Catholicism.
Despite dedication to widening access and recruitment, the civil service is largely staffed by the stereotypical CVs in its upper echelons. Times, Sunday Times
While Hollendorfer is relatively unknown in terms of the Kentucky Derby, his work with top-distaffer Hystericalady in recent years is proof-positive that he's not out of his league with an upper-echelon horse. Gambling911.com RSS News Feed
In order, as it would seem, to keep a fighting formation that would impose respect on the bands of Dervishes on the Kerreri Hills, he adopted the formation known as echelon of brigades from the left. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)
And protracted booms promote the most aggressive and most bullish to the top echelons of power.
The claim has sent shockwaves through the force's upper echelons. The Sun
But despite progress in the lower ranks, the top echelons of the judiciary remain almost untouched. Times, Sunday Times
Likewise, those lower echelons were completely confounded with her existence.
Officers were drawn largely from the top echelons of society.
The book can be used largely to determine what land was held by the upper echelons of society. Times, Sunday Times
Reconnaissance efforts should be echeloned parallel to the supported unit.
There were also wide-ranging personnel changes in the upper echelons of the armed forces and the police.
I am all for the idea of chucking every fcuktard we can find in the Channel tunnel, then blowing it at our end therefore giving all lower echelons of life to France and, double whammy, we also cut all ties with France. Army Rumour Service
He also needs the money, for the glamour and riches of, say, Formula One or even the upper echelons of bike racing, are beyond him.
We battle the upper echelons of super villains. The Sun
We battle the upper echelons of super villains. The Sun
This model establishes a sequence for trainers to follow, at all echelons, to improve planning through the execution of training events.
No charge will be as important as the charge that you conspired to devolve and dissolve our "outdated" ground forces; that you two conspired with Rummy and the top echelons of civilian and military of DOD did knowingly deploy ground forces and by following illegal orders, attrit those forces with all due speed in an illegal war. Dead Demos -- The Emperor's Media Hos -- No More G.I. Joes?
It could perhaps be a reaction to the lawyer class that, with a few exceptions such as Tom the ratcatcher, dominates the upper echelons of American politics. John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...
Against strong, deeply-echeloned, and well-prepared defenses, an army conducts penetration battles on strike sectors normally totaling from 4 to 6 km in width to ensure requisite COF superiority. FM 100-61 Chptr 5 Army Offensive Operations
Do you have what it takes to join the upper echelons of society?
Because ethnic minorities and women are still relatively rare in the higher echelons of power, looking the part is trickier for them. Times, Sunday Times
It's a male preoccupation that reaches to the highest echelons of society. Times, Sunday Times
Nor should one charity providing services only to three areas have such influence at the uppermost echelons of government. Times, Sunday Times
(I also agree that the police, corporately and at the higher echelons, have lost sight of what matters; but this isn’t revelatory, is it?) Gary Newlove « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
But despite progress in the lower ranks, the top echelons of the judiciary remain almost untouched. Times, Sunday Times
Despite dedication to widening access and recruitment, the civil service is largely staffed by the stereotypical CVs in its upper echelons. Times, Sunday Times
A multi-tier fire delivery system is organized by echeloning the weapons assets on the slopes.
The marines' assault echelon had three hours to offload before tidefall threatened to beach their ships.
Even if the upper echelon is motivated to try to keep the shop clean, a police union operates in the opposite direction: its job, of course, is to defend its members, no matter how discreditable their conduct, and police associations have done a spectacular job of it. Archive 2009-04-01
Having that sort of cash means they can now mix with the upper echelons of Scottish society. The Sun
Berger's booming punts and kickoffs kept the team's outstanding coverage units in the upper echelon.
No wonder that mental illness is the spectre stalking the highest echelons of music. Times, Sunday Times
You will not reach the top echelons of European football by not investing. Times, Sunday Times
Despite dedication to widening access and recruitment, the civil service is largely staffed by the stereotypical CVs in its upper echelons. Times, Sunday Times
Restoring the corps echelon became an urgent necessity as early as the counteroffensive off Moscow.
Petro-wealth has brought prosperity to the upper echelons of society while denying genuine political participation. The Times Literary Supplement
So there's a sinister cabal of egalitarians who have infiltrated the higher echelons of the Government, all wanting to give equality a go, but too scared to tell anyone.
Genuinely democratic consciousness has almost entirely disintegrated within the upper echelons of American society.
Grâce à quoi je suis maintenant bien plus au fait des ressources professionnelles existant de par le monde dans ce domaine, et du réel engouement suscité à l'échelon international par Haïti, sa culture, sa religion, sa politique et sa littérature. Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas
ozeki" status, the first wrestler from the Baltic country to reach the top echelon of Japan's ancient sport. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
He is not liked among the upper echelons of British society either.
You will not reach the top echelons of European football by not investing. Times, Sunday Times
And there's also something else called echelon, and this is a very covert and widely debated satellite-based espionage network. CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2001
Medical personnel still accompany the infantrymen, artillerymen, and engineers, known as alpha echelon, who execute a parachute assault to conduct and support airfield seizure.
Professional soccer - unless one happens to be in the top echelon - are in the doldrums at present, and it becomes increasingly difficult for clubs to balance the books.
The number of women making it into the upper echelons of business management has increased tremendously in recent years. Everything You Need to Know for Success in Business
Their clients are drawn from the highest echelons of society.
The troops of the both echelons of the covering army remained in places of their permanent deployment; a small number of units and subunits were engaged in building fortifications close to the border.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban was removed from power, but it was done in a way that leaves them on the map, continuing to embattle the government we installed to replace them, and our primary focus, the top echelon of the Al Qaida terrorist ring, continues to elude capture. Quote of the Day
At 59, he was in the top echelon of reinsmen.
The media should be treated like family because they target the international community and keep higher echelons of command happy.
In addition , echelon is the best shape of blasting cut among echelon, inverse echelon and rectangle.
Oftentimes you'll have a tiny handful of journalists there too - but only ones from the highest echelon of the elect.
Though few have broken into the top echelons of power, the junior and middle management levels are full of women.
Five solid brigades of three or four infantry battalions each, marching in open columns, echeloned back from the Nile. MY EARLY LIFE
the upper echelon
Having that sort of cash means they can now mix with the upper echelons of Scottish society. The Sun
After independence, Creoles quickly replaced Spaniards in the upper echelons of the new society.
Over the past three years he has uncovered corruption and malpractice in the highest echelons of power. Times, Sunday Times
Old news in the world of surveillance and spookery today, as the original 1946 secret treaty between the UK and US which set up the famous "Echelon" listening system is finally published. The Register
No wonder that mental illness is the spectre stalking the highest echelons of music. Times, Sunday Times
Numbered air forces are tactical echelons, providing operational leadership and supervision.
The twenty-eight elders, who were members for life, seem drawn in practice, if not by law, from a narrow range of families in the upper echelons of Spartan society.
Let us now consider in more detail defense operation in the tactical echelon.
She mixed in the upper echelons of Kent society. Times, Sunday Times
But the greater the prestige and reputation of an institution, the more it will recruit from the upper echelons of society.
The second Combat Wing (two Groups) was to fly echeloned left on the lead Combat Wing and the third and fourth in trail at five-mile intervals. The Berlin Bombing Mission Flown by The 8th Air Force on April 29, 1944
* Moreover, many of the operating companies on the lower echelon sell and transmit electric energy or gas in interstate commerce to an extent that cannot be described as spasmodic or insignificant. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952
Over the past three years he has uncovered corruption and malpractice in the highest echelons of power. Times, Sunday Times
But it also boasted the unities of time, place, and action; it aspired to at least partial coherence; it had some shape, some pattern, with its echelons, its bestiaries. Martin Amis's 'The Pregnant Widow' Is A 'Strange, Sparkling Novel' (New York Review)
At the midway point, the First Marine Division was echeloned from Hungnam to the northwest along a mountain road to the Chosin Reservoir, an important hydroelectric plant.
Wide industry adoption (OSGi -- see http://www.osgi.org -- Espial, Echelon).
For example, a two-echelon formation is the most typical and possibly the most expedient one in a given situation.
There's often more truth in the lower ends of journalism than there is in its stuffier upper echelons. Times, Sunday Times
The Seleucids echeloned their right cavalry wing forward to gain tactical advantage.
The second echelon was comprised of an armored division and a corps army aviation brigade.
Counterattack in a built-up area consists of storming buildings and is conducted with relatively small assets from the second echelon force.
We must focus our attention to reach higher echelons by working hard with a joint effort.
He was commissioned in the British Army in 1911 and during World War I commanded in frontline action at every echelon from platoon to brigade.
We have to get better to get to that top echelon, which is what our goal is. Horizon League
Though we are showering benefits and promotions on the officers at the higher echelons, the case of the grassroots level forest official who is the real protectors of wildlife, is often neglected.
UA are the tactical warfighting echelons of the Objective Force and are similar to brigades and battalions.
Petro-wealth has brought prosperity to the upper echelons of society while denying genuine political participation. The Times Literary Supplement
Focus analytical efforts at higher echelons in direct support of designated tactical forces at the supported units' level of granularity.
The second echelon was comprised of an armored division and a corps army aviation brigade.
Such facilities can be deployed in the strategic command and control echelons far from areas of combat operations.
There are complaints of not enough prize money in the lower echelons and too much low-grade racing in an economic environment of dwindling owner investment. Times, Sunday Times
Estonian sumo wrestler Baruto was Wednesday promoted to the number-two "ozeki" status, the first wrestler from the Baltic country to reach the top echelon of Japan's ancient sport. Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News
Only a very small number in the higher echelons can be branded fat cats. Times, Sunday Times
After twelve months of reorganising and repositioning, Tyzack began to emerge as a contender in the top echelons of executive search.
London's large companies and their well-paid upper echelons are going to be real happy to do that to spare their receptionists, post-room workers, clerks, typists, secretaries and epsilons in general the expense.
Brown also used his speech to deliver a series of thinly veiled warnings to his rivals in the higher echelons of the government.
Such narrow frontages reflect an attack echeloned in great depth. FM 100-61 Chptr 5 Army Offensive Operations
Echelon's network can intercept any international telephone call, email, fax or radio transmission.
Only a very small number in the higher echelons can be branded fat cats. Times, Sunday Times

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