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He no longer seems capable of intimidating the political establishment by threatening to unleash the fury of his media empire.

Unlike many of his business peers, Mr Huang has not joined the Chinese Communist party or other parts of the political establishment.

Mr Greenspan counters that that would not have been acceptable "to the political establishment" given the very low rate of inflation.

Young and glamorous, she was a refreshing contrast to the male-dominated political establishment.

For Merkel and the German political establishment, it's the best of both worlds.

Not so long ago Britain's political establishment was laid low by the media furore over fiddled parliamentary expenses.

The arrest of a regime insider on such an outlandish charge sent a shudder through Iran's political establishment.

Student leaders are leery, citing what they consider to be a history of betrayals of reform by Chile's political establishment.

Still, the Chinese political establishment does not want to be perceived by the public as too accommodating of American financial policies.

As Germany's political establishment braces itself for more embarrassing revelations, ministers have been forced onto the defensive.

Because of these problems, it is planned to shake up the whole political establishment and eventually do away with party politics.

Blame a political establishment of underwhelming talent and vision, and an almighty constitutional mess.

Many Iraqis characterized the bombings as a sign of the failure of the country's entire political establishment.

His view is very much that of the political establishment, but some civil rights and freedom of speech activists agree.

The arrangement shields it from immediate threat, but even there the political establishment is intent on dismantling the defences.

But the historic gesture nonetheless faces resistance from the French political establishment, where distrust of Nato runs deep.

It has been years since a billionaire attacked the Russian political establishment.

A member of the social or political establishment, especially one holding sexist or racist views.

SELDOM has an opinion poll sent such shock waves through the French political establishment.

The political establishment is betting heavily that Hillary Clinton will become America's next president.

The biggest surprise is the fracturing of the Shia political establishment.

Much of Israel's political establishment thinks as Mr Olmert has acted rather than spoken.

Yet the nation's political establishment hardly helped its case when the National Assembly was incapable of convening.

The political establishment is even more firmly behind Israel than the public is.