- The Book of Misers, and
another by Jim
Colville titled Avarice and the
Avaricious. Editions:
Arabic (al-Ḥājirī, Cairo, 1958);
Arabic text,
French preface...
- 19th-century
historian W.R.W. Stephens, "affords some
illustrations of the
avaricious and
parsimonious character of the king". It
seems that
Henry was skilful...
- the
development of the drug in the 1980s, to show how
greedy bosses and
avaricious sales reps were able to
hijack the good
intentions of
doctors all over...
-
mulatto girl who
dreams of freedom, but
cannot escape the
reach of her
avaricious grandmother. Eréndira and her
grandmother make an
appearance in an earlier...
-
forced to
borrow money from
Egyptian merchants (at) ‘a very high rate’ … ‘
Avaricious people lent to them in the hope of big
profits on
their return [that is...
-
possible sources of income, to the
extent that he has been
described as "
avaricious, miserly,
extortionate and moneyminded". He also used
revenue generation...
-
Indian Express stated that "The film is a
fairly delightful take on the
avariciousness of humans, the
unscrupulousness of
corporates and politicians, and the...
- begrudging,
discontentedly yearning;
hostile and domineering; envious,
avaricious;
pleasures more in
taking than in having. Risk-taking
antisocial (including...
-
punishment of many "clergymen, and
popes and cardinals" in **** for
being avaricious or miserly. He also
criticised certain popes and
other simoniacs: Rapacious...
- held back by the lack of features. He
described Nintendo's
actions as
avaricious,
commenting that
Yellow "marks the
point where Pokémon
ceases to become...
