the top of the ladder
the top of the ladder
The highest position or level in an organization, field, etc. Don't think you're going to reach the top of the ladder right out of college. It takes time to work your way up.
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Shrieking horribly, the creature clapped both hands to its face and sank to the ground while Bradley clambered quickly the remaining distance to the roof, though no sooner did he reach the top of the ladder than a great flapping of wings beneath him warned him that the Wieroos were rising after him.
It was but a short distance from the top of the ladder to the doorway, and Bradley had almost reached his goal when the door flew open and Fosh-bal-soj stepped out.
Ojo at once climbed to the top of the ladder and Dorothy went about halfway up and Scraps stood at the foot of it.
and when you are on the top of the ladder remember that Pesca, at the bottom, has done it all
According to another user, the king is at the top of the ladder while the queen comes next.
He added that the BDF was proceeding both capably and with resolve to the top of the ladder of military progress, including the supply of latest hi-tech equipment, weapons and supplies to its units to ensure this national force's achievement of plausible results in the various duties and tasks assigned to it.
What I find sort of extraordinary is that this man is at the top of a very particular iceberg… (At) the top of the ladder of is a system of harassment, and belittling, and bullying, and interference, and what my mother would have referred to in the old days as 'pestering.
The Bolts tied Ginebra at the top of the ladder at 8-2 while the Batang Pier, who are already out of the playoffs, ended their conference with a 3-8 slate.
The Top Of The Ladder Shall Be Of Aluminium Chequared Plate.
Your expenses are so high and the returns are so low - unless you're at the top of the ladder.
Ghufran Ashraf - Anisur Rehman put up their best foot forward and finished at the top of the ladder with a score of 65.
While Lee was at the top of the ladder, it slipped and he fell to the floor.
At the Top of the Ladder is his third published book.
Zen Ultraphone U1 is one of the top of the ladder innovations from Zen Mobiles and reaffirms our business tenet of getting best of technology to the end consumers at affordable rates.
It is a systematic approach to get across the threshold and reach the top of the ladder.
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