lavishness

I know the super rich and some have worked really hard -- I can think of one billionaire who came from nothing and if his lavishness has been a bit gross, I know his bank account got a good kick recently.

Betsy Perry: It Isn't "Chic" to Cut Back -- It's Crucial 2008

Mr. Glegg; his eyes would have watered with true feeling over the sale of a widow's furniture, which a five-pound note from his side pocket would have prevented; but a donation of five pounds to a person "in a small way of life" would have seemed to him a mad kind of lavishness rather than "charity," which had always presented itself to him as a contribution of small aids, not a neutralizing of misfortune.

The Mill on the Floss George Eliot 1849

But account director James Wright said that, while pre-GFC "lavishness" was nowhere to be seen in 2010 - and unlikely to make a rapid return - companies were back on the bandwagon for new strategies to retain workers who might be looking at a career change.

NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

There was no humbug or hypocrisy about Mr. Glegg; his eyes would have watered with true feeling over the sale of a widow’s furniture, which a five-pound note from his side pocket would have prevented; but a donation of five pounds to a person “in a small way of life” would have seemed to him a mad kind of lavishness rather than “charity, ” which had always presented itself to him as a contribution of small aids, not a neutralizing of misfortune.

XII. Mr. and Mrs. Glegg at Home. Book I—Boy and Girl 1917

And you know the lavishness of the big ranches, then and now.

ON THE MAKALOA MAT 2010

Many speak critically of the lavishness of the modern day meals post the breaking of fast iftar, or footor, as it's know in the Gulf.

Global Voices in English » Qatar reflects on spirit, practice of Ramadan 2009

Few of the 10,000 foreign couples expected to marry in Italy this year are likely to rival the Agarwal nuptials for lavishness.

In Search of Happily Ever After Francis X. Rocca 2011

True about UTC revenue, point is that a typical govt contractors modus operandi seems to be to maximize revenue from the customer (the govt) while appearing to cut costs (apparently to support execs lavishness & maybe shareholders).

Today's Video: Encouraging Innovation at NASA - NASA Watch 2009

The king commanded a tomb be built for Hephaestion that rivaled any previous memorial in cost and lavishness.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

The king commanded a tomb be built for Hephaestion that rivaled any previous memorial in cost and lavishness.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011