the upper crust

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the upper crust

people who have the highest social position and who are usually rich Many treasures were brought back to Britain because its upper crust was wealthy and liked travelling abroad.

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Their flash tailoring, their fine dining and selfindulgent ways will appeal to fans of the upper crust Tories - but will doubtless give everyone else cause to ensure that whatever they do at the next general election, they don't vote Tory. PICK OF THE DAY by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Byline: Steve Bradley PIE lovers are heading to a legendary Midland venue to choose their favourite dish from those devised by four contestants whose recipes were judged to be the upper crust. Finalists with pie hopes of success; COMPETITION: Mad O'Rourke ... by Birmingham Mail (England) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "So delicious was the taste of [Jim] Jones's born-again Marxism to the upper crust that the congressional 'fact-finding' mission, commanded by the late Rep. 30 years ago in reason by Reason			the straight and narrow the straw that breaks the camel's back the strong, silent type the sun belt the swing of things the tail end of the tail wagging the dog the thin end of the wedge the thing is the thinking man's crumpet the third degree the three R's the time is ripe the tip of the iceberg the toast of the tools of the/ trade the top brass the top dog the top flight the top of the heap the top of the hour the top of the ladder the top of the tree the trouble with the twilight zone the upper crust the usual suspects The very idea! the villain of the piece The wages of sin is death the way things are the wheels are turning the whole ball of wax the whole bit the whole caboodle the whole enchilada the whole kaboodle the whole kit and caboodle the whole nine yards the whole picture the whole shebang the whole shooting match the whys and wherefores The wish is father to the thought the witching hour The wolf is at the door the woman on the street the wooden spoon the works the world and his wife The world is oyster			The University of Southern California The University of Vermont The University Presidents' Council The University Wine Course The Unix Heritage Society The Unknown Soldier The Unknown Soldier (film) The Unnamable The Unofficial Apple Weblog The Unofficial Bob Dylan Free Tape Library The Unofficial Google Weblog The Unofficial IPhone Weblog The Unofficial Looney Tunes World The Unofficial Microsoft Weblog The Unofficial Photoshop Weblog The Unofficial Small Mammals Club The Unofficial Yahoo Weblog The Unseen Realm Lives The Unsinkable Molly Brown The Unstoppable Force The Unwelcome Guest The Unwritten Law The Unwritten Law The Upanishad The Upanishad The Upanishads The Upanishads the upper crust The Upper Hand the Upper House The Upstate Association of Homeschools The Urals The Urals The Urban Agriculture Network The Urban Child Institute The Urban Governance Initiative The Urban Ministry Institute The Urban Transport Institute The Ursulines The US The US The US army The US army The us constitution The US president The US president The US state of Minnesota The US state of Minnesota The USA The USA The Used The Useful Free Site The Usenix Association The User File Died The Uses of Mediation in Preventing Conflicts The Uses of Mediation in Preventing Conflicts The Uses of Mediation in Preventing Conflicts The Uses of Mediation in Preventing Conflicts

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