English is a distant third language, spoken only by the urban elite.

Beneath them, and often in conflict with the urban elite, were the craftsmen.

National governments need to make programs like health and education reach more than an urban elite.

But below this largely urban elite, most of the population was illiterate, and continues to be.

In some parts of Africa, the epidemic first roared through the urban elite.

The people range from rural hunter-gatherers to a modern urban elite.

The clubs also offer a rare perspective on the past and present of Iraq's fragile urban elite.

Video players are more common, though still limited largely to the urban elite.

English is the main second language among the urban elite of Yangon.

But now the urban elite are also watching their backs.