pursuit of wealth

collocation in English

meaningsofpursuitandwealth

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pursuit
noun
uk
/pəˈsjuːt/us
/pɚˈsuːt/
an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are ...
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wealth
noun
uk
/welθ/us
/welθ/
a large amount of money or valuable possessions that ...
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(Definition ofpursuitandwealthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Women reminded male church leaders that their self-interestedpursuitofwealthhad undermined domestic peace.
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What is the end of avarice and ambition, of thepursuitofwealth, of power, and preeminence?
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Thus, thepursuitofwealthand luxury by the few increases the welfare of the many.
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Political development would seem to be the process by which thepursuitofwealthmaximization by the elite comes to correspond with wealth maximization for society at large.
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On the other hand they encourage thepursuitofwealthwithout restraint and the collection of whatever rewards, however vast, that come one's way.
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But what is their attitude to thepursuitofwealthin other areas?
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What is the end of avarice and ambition, of thepursuitofwealth, of power and pre-eminence?
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His idea of modern capitalism as growing out of the religiouspursuitofwealthmeant a change to a rational means of existence, wealth.
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The single-mindedpursuitofwealthhad equally pernicious effects on the minds of the industrialists who oppressed them.
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What is the end of avarice and ambition, of thepursuitofwealth, of power, and pre-eminence?
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Sometimes the stronger group would inpursuitofwealthattack a weaker/smaller group/clan.
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It is applied to a markedly high desire for andpursuitofwealth, status, and power.
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Kautilya adds that all three are mutually connected, and one should not cease enjoying life, nor virtuous behavior, norpursuitofwealthcreation.
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The pursuit of salvation, like thepursuitofwealth, becomes a part of human motivation.
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The novel presents a number of examples of how the aggressivepursuitofwealthand position is equivalent to the pursuit of blood.
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