Sentence examples for excess greed from inspiring English sources

On Wall Street, excess greed is nearly a contradiction in terms.

Back then I seem to recall a certain masochistic comfort in the notion that the laws of gravity still prevailed; we understood we were being punished for our sins: wretched excess, greed, leverage, trophy wives, nightclubs with exclusionary door policies, post-modern architecture, cocaine, Duran Duran, the couture of Christian Lacroix.

The 24-hour news cycle stays filled with stories of excess, greed and poor judgment.

Since the 1980s, it had become a neighborhood symbol of excess, greed, corruption, and alleged debauchery.

We can damage that relationship by acrimonious public or player negotiations that rub excess greed in the faces of fans.

Meeting John Niven, I feel like I'm walking into a scene from his 2008 novel Kill Your Friends, a tale of excess, greed, and depravity in the 1990s British music industry—something he experienced firsthand as an A&R man.

In stark contrast with Metzner's argument that it should be the excesses, greed and lax regulation of the financial sphere on trial and not Kerviel, Société Générale's legal team wants to prove that the former employee was acting alone.

"From San Diego up to Maine, in every mine and mill," as she sang in 'Joe Hill, Baezz remains courageous, sensitive, witty and most importantly, an indispensable cultural icon to stand up to the excesses, greed and injustices of modern times.

He delivered riffs about the millennial generation being tired of huge corporations, excess and greed.

In that position, he oversaw and approved executive pay packages that have since come under fire, even becoming symbols of corporate excess and greed.

Bankers have become symbols of excess and greed, making the politics of pouring more money into propping up Wall Street and the financial system that much trickier.