But much of the middle class and urban wealthy accused him of corruption and abuse of power.

VOA: special.2010.05.22

It is enough for him he says if each class shares in some aspect of the governing power.

对他而言,只要每个阶级多少分享到一些统治权力,那即也足够。

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So you'd have a patron who would be higher class, richer, more powerful, have some political power, and you would be loyal to your patron, and your patron would then represent you in court, try to get you jobs, try to get you more business, do all the kinds of things that patrons do for their clients.

要找个比你社会地位高，比你有钱有权，有一定政治影响力的庇护人，你也要忠诚于他，庇护人会在法庭上代表你，帮你找工作，帮你介绍生意，各种庇护人为被庇护人做的事。

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"When you compare the purchasing power the foreign purchasing power would be much higher than the middle-class or upper-class purchasing power in Thailand.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

President Obama told the graduating class at Arizona State that what drives them through life should not be money, celebrity or power, but a higher calling.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

While populist policies, while prime minister led to support from the rural poor, Bangkok's middle class and urban elite accused him of corruption and abuse of power.

VOA: standard.2010.04.03

But the urban middle class accused Mr.Thaksin of corruption and abuse of power while he was in office, especially by his government's attacks on the media and his perceived efforts to control most levers of power including the parliament, independent government agencies and security forces.

VOA: standard.2010.03.20