China became a member of an elite club when astronaut Yang Liwei flew into space in 2003.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

"You know winning a gold medal on the field of play is one thing that speaks to your hard work and your dedication to being an elite athlete.

VOA: standard.2010.02.27

In the past year, the United States says it helped the Kenyan army develop a Ranger Strike Force, an elite counter-terrorism unit capable of conducting operations against infiltrators and armed groups.

VOA: standard.2009.05.01

"I think it is safe to say he was surprised,". Less than a year after taking office, Mr.Obama is joining an elite group of recognized peacemakers that includes Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King,Jr.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

Across the street, the parking lot of Haiti's elite police emergency response unit has become an open-air medical clinic.

VOA: standard.2010.01.26

Francisco Ayala was born in Madrid in 1934, a few years before the Spanish Civil War that deeply divided his native country and prompted an exodus of the Spanish elite.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05