Ms Nicholl's supporters accuse critics of jealousy: "As with anyone who seems to be good at their job, she seems to attract envy and spite," says Kenneth Rose, the constitutional historian.
It's a pretty safe bet that Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, the stars of "The Simple Life," aren't ever going to attract envy for the subtilité of their artistic output.
Of course, such lobbying is only part of the explanation but the well-funded and well-organised groups behind it are attracting envy from rivals.
Whereas in Hong Kong even small-scale entrepreneurs drive black Mercedes to project their status, in the Middle East flaunting one's success publicly can attract the envy of neighbors or, worse, the evil eye.
There is no doubt that China's economic record does attract the envy of the people in many poorer nations, especially perhaps in Africa, where the track record of Western influence — and the brand of neoliberal economics often preached by the IMF and World Bank — has not always been rosy.
The front-page commentary of People's Daily Overseas Edition says China's space achievements will inevitably attract "jealousy, envy and hatred" from the rest of the world, but Chinese people should gain confidence from this success.
Excellence can attract competition, envy, and animosity.
The hip and friendly young man with the brunette girlfriend in the front seat as he whipped around Washington in a top-end Mercedes-Benz attracted more envy than suspicion.
"The view this season was to make progress as a team and I think we have," said Hughes, who accepts that City's immense wealth attracts automatic envy and currently unrealistic expectations.
Over 30 years Burns has built an award-winning career as an interpreter of historical material, with programs including "Baseball," "The Civil War" and "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson". And he has also attracted the envy of fellow filmmakers for his fundraising skills.
But beyond demographics and statistics, the culture and behavior of the fan base sets the league apart and has attracted the envy of the other leagues.
