On the contrary, vanity more than venality was the problem at the top in Egypt.
相反，埃及高官们虽然都爱财如命，但是却更爱慕虚荣，这正是埃及的问题之所在。
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His defence team tried to argue that his fault was naive garrulousness rather than venality.
他的辩护律师团争辩说，他的过失只是天真的多嘴多舌，而不是见利忘义。
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Some applaud this as a clever way to get round congressional venality (much as a similar commission managed to close military bases in the past), but sceptics are unconvinced.