Word: echeloning
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Sharon's strategic conduct of the Israeli invasion won praise from military officials. After the Israeli air force successfully destroyed the Syrian missiles that had been deployed in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley for more than a year, some of his former opponents in the defense echelon quickly joined Sharon's camp. Said one general: "There is nobody right now who is ready to oppose him or question his orders. He's got the upper hand." Sharon's unchallenged military authority, however, worried some political leaders. Said a veteran observer of the Israeli military scene...
...diplomatic negotiations had dragged on for five long weeks, featuring secret meetings at carefully guarded locations, as second-echelon officials delicately probed for areas of possible compromise. Finally, both sides agreed that the moment for deadline was nigh, and a summit session of the two leaders was arranged. Three hours later, it broke up in an impasse, marking the onset of a new political...
...wooden-floored corridor, shuffling aimless circles between lingering spectators, parents and once-annually squash groupies. Charlie Duffy, one of three seniors on the team, left the building to sit in the cold outside the door and talk of anything but squash with a non-squash friend. On the top echelon of Hemenway's ziggurst grandstands Jim Lubowitz simply sat, head bowed to the floor, hands on his face trying to wipe out the match's final result...
...Cabinet departments formally reminding them that all television appearances and major press interviews must be cleared with the White House. Directives were also sent down within departments ordering that important contacts with journalists be approved in advance by superiors. The new guidelines will isolate journalists from the middle-echelon officials who are most knowledgeable about the details of policy...
Buckley's high point came at a live scrimmage, the only time a coach wasn't telling him what plays to call. As is the custom at Patriot training sessions, first stringer Grogan and his backup Matt Cavanaugh each went in for 25 plays, while the lower-echelon quarterbacks took six snaps...