noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
corporate
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We should look at corporate greed , investor stupidity and lack of backbone within national governments as the down side of globalisation.
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The fear of jobs lost to immigrants and Third World countries, to corporate greed .
■ VERB
drive
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A reckless deal driven by short-term greed ?
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The growing number of people registering their interest in investing are being driven by the greed factor alone.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be evil/beauty/greed etc incarnate
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Greed got him his fancy cars and high-powered boats. And greed caused his downfall.
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He is driven by greed and envy.
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It's a story of lust, hatred and greed .
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No one needs to earn salaries as big as that. It's pure greed , that's all it is.
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The greed for power of local politicians is simply amazing.
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You don't really want more ice cream -- it's just greed .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A symbol of what his children can and still do to each other because of greed , envy and anger.
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But unions say it's pure greed .
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He blames greed and racism for those economic realities, and he looks forward to discussing them in the upcoming campaign.
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If you want to control the vogue for greed and exploitation, then start using local suppliers.
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The fear of jobs lost to immigrants and Third World countries, to corporate greed .
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They need to figure out how to make a reasonable profit and knock off the greed .
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This wasn't selfishness or greed , just a feeling that it was due.