The executives, all believed to be low-ranking officials in the company, were the first people sentenced to prison in the scandal.

Since the revolution Iran has been represented at international conferences in Cairo by low-ranking officials.

His implication was that Egypt would not boycott the conference if it was held in any case, but he might send low-ranking officials.

But Moatamer turned out to be only a dissatisfied low-ranking official without the knowledge of government decision-making that he had claimed.

So far, however, all those punished have been relatively low-ranking officials.

In most cases they were allowed to meet with low-ranking officials and make their views known.

Affairs of each ward were overseen by a low-ranking official.

The delegates complained that critical articles were too rare and focused only on low-ranking officials.

It issued arrest warrants for four low-ranking and midlevel Iranian officials.

On board the plane were some 20 members of the press corps and low-ranking officials who had travelled with him.