Sentence examples for greed from inspiring English sources

As a consequence of Westminster, Britishness has unfortunately become associated with greed and selfishness.

However, they will need to do much more if they are to convince the public that everyone is paying a price for the waste and greed of the Celtic tiger years.

Boris Johnson, the London mayor, got into hot water last week when he praised the value of greed as a spur to progress and controversially suggested some people struggle to get on in life because of their low IQs.

Moreover, anything that does not promote competitiveness, selfishness and greed is seen as dysfunctional.

The broadcasters' fury nearly matches their greed and abiding sense of entitlement.

Jimmy embodies the backstabbing greed and the malicious side of the game, which is in the papers all the time now about Fifa.

Elaborating on this, Kenny added: "The extent of personal credit, personal wealth created on credit, was done between people and banks – a system that spawned greed to a point where this went out of control completely with a spectacular crash".

"You were motivated by nothing more than just personal greed to try and secure an improper outcome," Watson said.

There is a popular misconception about football supporters' attitude to greed.

Richard Horwell, prosecuting, claimed the two defendants murdered Mr ap Rhys Pryce, a promising young man, with everything to live for, through sheer greed.

Certainly, there is also a sombre element to a story about a man hoping to solve a problem largely caused by human greed, yet unable to quieten his own appetites.