lower ranks
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"The parties must convey clear and unequivocal instructions to lower ranks," said the UN, African Union and regional orgainsation IGAD.
From Reuters • May 12, 2023
Hit by a sluggish stock market and economic slowdown, some Washington billionaires have gotten a little less wealthy and fallen to lower ranks on Forbes’ annual list of billionaires.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
A pilot program allows young enlisted soldiers - those in the three lower ranks - to get a promotion if they refer someone who enlists and goes to basic training.
From Washington Times • Feb. 12, 2023
If a daughter were to complete secondary school and become a teacher, she crossed the threshold into the lower ranks of the middle class.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
He first discussed his plans with a committee of the Society for Alleviating the Condition of the Poor, for it was the poor, the lower ranks of society, whom he wished chiefly to benefit.
From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith
