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• “Many lower-ranking officials recruited by Ms. Rhee and attracted by the prospect of serious reform will feel comfortable staying on.”

  The Washington Post: DeMorning DeBonis: March 9, 2011

• “Hor told reporters Monday that if the prosecutions were expanded to include lower-ranking Khmer Rouge officials "it could jeopardize peace and stability.”

  The Washington Post: Clinton urges Cambodia to strike a balance with China

• “The arrest is in connection with an alleged Internet campaign launched by lower-ranking military officers aimed at discrediting the Islamic-leaning government.”

  The Wall Street Journal: World Watch

• “The IMF sent a lower-ranking official to Brussels in his place who had no latitude to deviate from the IMF's deadline.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Dithering at the Top Turned EU Crisis to Global Threat

• “Lawmakers began turning the spotlight to lower-ranking executives, with Sen. Stabenow saying the committee is talking to back-office personnel about what happened.”

  The Wall Street Journal: CME Head Challenges Corzine's Account in MF Hearing

• “Alluding again to his longtime interest in the Kremlin, Mr. Gates said studying the Soviets taught him that when multiple generations of lower-ranking officials believe in reforms, they are much harder to undo.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Basic Training: How Gates Grew

• “Those drone strikes killed dozens of lower-ranking militants and at least ten mid-and upper-level leaders within al-Qaeda or the Taliban.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Longest War

• “Last week, al-Issawi disclosed a plan to remove top commanders at the Interior Ministry and replace them with lower-ranking officials, aiming at reforming the most hated institution in Egypt after decades of being the heavy hand for Mubarak and his predecessors.”

  USA Today: Egypt: Clashes erupt in Suez to urge reforms

• “The response to the oil spill will continue, under the command of a lower-ranking Coast Guard admiral based in New Orleans.”

  The Washington Post: Thad Allen can finally retire

• “It also took lower-ranking officers who were creative and adaptable.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Changed by Iraq, Military Asks What Will Stick

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