| You write that in four of these five states the current rulers are former apparatchiks of the Communist Party. |
| As he gets his feet wet at City Hall, he's likely to rely on Daley apparatchiks and influential donors for guidance. |
| The message to our cultural apparatchiks was that the more popular the project the more official favour and the more money it would find. |
| For GOP talkers and apparatchiks, Franken's resume is almost too good to be true. |
| And the weather apparatchiks also refuse to acknowledge that even in the winter the sun provides some slight warmth. |
| Church apparatchiks are fond of saying they think in centuries, not days or years, but perhaps it's a habit they need to kick. |
