As Ed's jobs became more important, he began to move in more sophisticated circles and travel throughout the world.

He had barely heard of the gods, whose disappearance a few years ago had caused much excitement in the world's more sophisticated circles.

She knew her way around in sophisticated circles; friendships with men like Randolph Churchill counted a great deal to the ambitious Paley.

Of course there are hit men around, but it's very much out of fashion in sophisticated circles.

At night, in the island's more sophisticated social circles, dance and costume parties are traditional.

You're moving in more sophisticated circles, now.

From 1960 to 1970 he was privileged enough to be part of the sophisticated and artistic circles of Paris.

There seems to be some reaction against permissiveness within marriage even in sophisticated, secular circles.

But in sophisticated urban circles, people recognize that such paternalism, having bankrupted a thriving state, cannot continue.

Her family belonged to the aristocratic and sophisticated circles in Russia before the Russian Revolution in 1917.