Higher
Higher adjective - Being far along in development.
Upper
Upper adjective - Higher in place or position.
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After that is the right wing (right section), the high rise (the upper gallery or higher seats), the underground (lower front area or mosh-pit) all shouting "FUCK" back to the band.
Source: Audience Participation Song - Black Knight Flash Gordon Both Williams and Bally decided in 1980 that split-level playfields, with the upper third higher than the lower two-thirds, would be the next best thing in pinball.
Source: Dueling Works / Pinball -
Our Elves Are Better: Elves come in three subraces; High Elves (standard Tolkienesque), Wylde Elves (More in tune with nature, live in tribes), and White Elves (Higher class, ablino elves that make up the upper crust of Elven society) Point Build System: Character creation works this way.
Source: LARP / Lands of Exile
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