It could be seen as 'showing off' their cleverness and possibly generate envy, too.
Mr. Clinton's fund-raising prowess has generated envy and spawned imitators in the Republican Party, Mr. Harshbarger said.
The pictures are often set-decorated — or so I tell myself — to generate envy: big, bright windows overlooking old-growth forests, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves containing only first editions, gleaming hardwood floors, rarefied art works, antique globes, a thriving fern.
At one panel in Jaipur an earnest young woman in the audience told him it was high time he now attempt something weightier, earning his defensive response: that everyone likes a love story.His popularity generates envy.
Still, 2.2 percent was enough to generate envy in Europe, where many countries are already in recession and where this week Britain announced that it had entered the dreaded "double dip".
The habit of walking in another's shoes has the same objective, not to generate envy, but to be better protected against the evil eye.
The private-equity boom then came to an abrupt halt in America, helping to drive down Blackstone's share price by 40% and generating widespread envy about Mr Schwarzman's good timing.Nobody has accused Antonio Bonchristiano of undermining his business model by taking his company, GP Investimentos, public a year before Blackstone's initial public offering (IPO).
This sleek piece of motoring mayhem does 0-60mph in under five seconds (except when I'm driving), has a top speed of 175mph (ditto), and - much more importantly - is capable of generating an effervescent mixture of envy and elation in every middle-aged man in earshot, which is a sizeable area.
The turbines and their whooshing blades dot hilltop properties, generating energy along with angst and envy from struggling graziers who missed out on hosting this latest cash crop.
Just imagine the twinges of envy that generates in the hearts of American cops.
