Doing so means wresting control of assets from the nation's powerful political elite.

Goodness, it's almost as though he's kowtowing to a powerful elite.

Thus the population was sharply divided between a small powerful elite and an impoverished majority.

With regard to the mass populations, why should powerful technological elites hold them in little more than contempt?

Yet another mouthpiece for the lies of the powerful elite.

As expectations rise for a solution to this country's political crisis, so is the anxiety among Haiti's small but powerful elite.

A wealthy and powerful elite has grown up around the centers of political power.

Thus the era was indeed a golden age but only for a small but powerful and highly visible elite.

Yes there is a powerful elite who are trapped in their own power game.

However, the present proposal gives an indication of the ambitions of the powerful political elite.