beyond the dreams of avarice
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbeyond,dreamandavarice
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beyond
preposition
adverb
uk/biˈjɒnd/us/biˈjɑːnd/
further away in the distance ...
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dream
adjective
uk/driːm/us/driːm/
the perfect house, job, etc., that you want more than ...
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avarice
noun[U]
uk/ˈæv.ər.ɪs/us/ˈæv.ɚ.ɪs/
an extremely strong wish to get or keep money ...
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(Definition ofbeyond,dreamandavaricefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This sum has been spoken of as if it were riches beyond thedreamofavarice.
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This country is really rich in its capacity beyond the dreams of avarice.
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It is that workmen have seen this country revealing a wealth beyond the dreams of avarice.
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The latest story is about the farmer who was rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
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I was a student and £60 was way beyond my dreams of avarice.
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With these claims go riches in the form of oil which are beyond the dreams of avarice.
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We were a nation rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
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Even those who are rich beyond the dreams of avarice are prepared to suffer for the common good.
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That may not be wealth beyond the dreams of avarice, but it represents a modest contribution to their economic circumstances.
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Instead, we limit a man in that position to £8,500 a year, as if that was a fanciful sum which would make him rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
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Let us get away from the idea that, with the debased currency we are dealing with, an income of £2,000 is wealth beyond the dreams of avarice.
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If they had this £2,000 million, they would have heating allowances beyond the dreams of avarice, sufficient warmth and heat to bask in tropical temperatures for the rest of their lifetime.
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Millions of workers are fully alive to the fact that many parasites who contribute nothing receive fabulous incomes "beyond the dreams of avarice" of the average working-class family.
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Over the water, all about us indeed, the still vigorous and expanding economies endow institutions, both public and private, on a scale beyond our dreams of avarice.
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It is too often thought that this country depends upon having a few privileged families with wealth beyond the dreams of avarice and privileged over and above all men.
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