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So, I had to say, "OK, I would use whatever affluence and whatever influence I've got to help those who don't have either of those. "

We've simply reaffirmed an old truth: the pursuit of affluence does not always end with happiness.

But, increasing affluence will bring with it a desire for more freedom.

Affluence is not measured by how much you have; it is measured by how much you give.

Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many , amid great affluence, are utterly miserable. ---P. C. Tacitus.

And I began to think about what I call the stewardship of affluence and the stewardship of influence.

In the long run, China may still pip India as economic and social indicators point to its greater affluence and spending capacity.

The affluence of ordinary Americans has long been one of the most powerful advertisements for the American way of life.

But now, as a joint result of affluence and our general leaning towards introspection, it has become the norm.

Affluence is a pretty good deal . Judging from that map , the people of the world seem to agree.

The comparative affluence of modern society itself provides at least part of the answer.

Their affluence is more apparent than real, ie They are not as rich as they seem to be.

To some extent, China's embrace of the car has been a predictable result of growing urban affluence.

Eventually, with increased affluence, developed countries gradually were better able to afford a cleaner environment.

Ethnic background continues to be a factor influencing the affluence of a family.

In its place, Nature was totemized as the basis of the authenticity that technology and affluence had bleached out of existence.

The article suggests a general rise in affluence may at least partly account for the perceived time famine.

The comparative affluence of much of American society has contributed to a degree of wastefulness that will astonish you.

Differences of interest, affluence, political ideology, and diplomatic approach are among the obstacles.

In every town there were families which had suddenly dropped 'from showy affluence into debt.

How does the mayor of a US city, the symbol for the over-the-top affluence and decadence of America look like?

Living in affluence in Taiwan, Wei Qiuqin too was confused by this shocking move from her husband and their partners.

The rising affluence of some London residents was a reason for the city's increasing crime levels, according to one of the report's authors.

They grew up in affluence in Greenwich, Conn. , were varsity rowers at Harvard and competed in the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008.

Maybe I'm wrong. But I suspect that this loss of "center" is what makes so many Westerners unhappy amid their affluence .

The dark green cars immediately became a symbol of the city's affluence, even appearing in a 1974 James Bond film.

But in the U. S. , affluence did not lead to indulgence and decline.

How inspiring for people to hear that, all you need to do is think, all you need to do is believe, and affluence will come to you.

Those projections make it easy to assume that affluence and technology inflict more harm on the environment.

People with affluence will have to share some of it with people who don't have it.

The surging global affluence that stems from vibrant economic growth has pushed vast amounts of money into the private banking pool.

Affluence, warns Peter Calthorpe, creates "a sense of entitlement" and security where none is warranted.

and, finally, the resource and environmental implications of its rise to affluence must be managed.

The affluence of blood to the heart through the blood vessels.

They have been living in affluence since his business began to prosper.

We see a tragic snippet on the six o'clock news and wonder how things can go so dreadfully wrong in a life filled with material affluence?

The protest was the latest clash between age-old traditions and the new sensibilities made possible by China's growing affluence.

Across the rich world, affluence, aging and advance technology are driving up health spending faster than income.

It certainly wants to evolve so that its affluence is eventually comparable to that of America, but that is years away.

affluence The peace and prosperity of the world in the next century depend in many ways on what Beijing does.

Asia's growing affluence is also expected to help long term, giving local leagues the resources to upgrade play.

As China emerges as an economic superpower, the connection between national and personal affluence is being broken.

The rulers and certain merchant families have been the biggest local beneficiaries of the affluence.

The leading clubs in the Premier League can no longer be sure of the affluence that once overwhelmed opponents.

Advertisements often include depictions of affluence, sexual imagery, and explicit or implied celebrity endorsement.

In the case of economic backwardness, poverty, affluence is a universal desire.

Advancing technology and affluence make it easier to modify living conditions and the management of resource.

When house prices rise, so does people's prosperity. In response to this greater affluence, they gradually increase their spending.

The rising tide of affluence never floated all boats, but it did turn brick layers into property magnates, small entrepreneurs into tycoons.

As affluence spread worldwide in the 1990s, the middle classes began to wear cashmere and Mr. Yrthashun grew prosperous.

China is struggling with the diseases of affluence, as diets grow richer and lifestyles less active, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported.

Literacy was a sign of affluence, and rich men and women were in frequent correspondence with each other.

The reason we had great age of affluence is we had four continents to exploit.

Workers who have already achieved considerable affluence tend to be harder to bully or motivate.

The American way of life was said to be deficient in spite of the affluence .

The twixters aren't lazy, the argument goes, they're reaping the fruit of decades of American affluence and social liberation.

Another factor may be the relative affluence that the typical American enjoys today.

The diseases of affluence have become companions of the poor.

Their equation was I=PAT, which means that environmental impact is equal to population multiplied by affluence multiplied by technology.

The opportunity is the increasing affluence of emerging market consumers, especially in Brazil, Russia, India and China.

After further adjustment for BMI and waist-to-height ratio, the elevated risk in the New Affluence remained statistically significant.

Companies have long assumed that America would always be a land of mass affluence and upward mobility.

The way this plays out could have important implications for both global markets and China's newfound affluence.

But with greater affluence has come a surge in diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. South Africa is on a similar path.

and that Americans still, on the whole, live lives of astonishing affluence.

Women will no longer buy a handbag as a mere badge of affluence.

China believes that its affluence is best guaranteed by economic interdependence with the world's most dynamic economy.

Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity--diseases of affluence.

Up to some modest level of affluence, real incomes are correlated with reported happiness.

THERE IS little evidence that China wishes to jeopardize its burgeoning affluence by adventurist attempts to contest American hegemony.

realizing prosperity and richness and people mutual affluence is the ultimate aim of Mao's open thought.

Shanghai is the country's most dynamic and fashionable city which symbolises affluence and modernity.

But Li acknowledged that for many, increasing levels of affluence are making children an optional luxury.

From dirt roads to the road of social change from poverty to affluence changes.

Car ownership is frequently used as the indicator of affluence.

However, for the vast majority of Japanese companies, tapping into rising Chinese affluence is too great an opportunity for them to ignore.

With the improvement of people "s living standard, geothermal spring bathing has become a mark of modern life affluence. "

Samsonite is pitched toward a lower rung of Chinese affluence, and therefore a bigger market.

Walking through the center of the city, I was struck by its air of affluence.

In part, that is the result of the growing affluence of India's emerging middle classes.

Obesity affects rich countries, of course: it is a symptom of affluence and urbanisation.

Later, tiered cakes, with their cement-like supports of decorative dried icing, also advertised affluence.

Many of the buildings brag of the affluence with silly pillars and go; den surfaces and pretentious names .

That leaves the final question: Over time, does happiness rise with affluence?

But higher material costs are only part of the story: Increasing demand caused by rising affluence is another.

In the field of health, public policy will remain imperfect as long as access to life-saving interventions is biased in favour of affluence.

Wealth and power lead to affluence and luxury. Affluence and luxury lead to decadence, corruption and decline.

affluence is not needing anything .

Affluence liberates the individual, promising that everyone can choose a unique way to self-fulfillment.

At the income of GNP $14, 000, the affluence satisfies the livings and offers opportunity to seek for regimen and longevity.

True affluence is not needing anything.

"We are just quietly enjoying our affluence, " says one satisfied customer.

Extremes of poverty and affluence meet in this mushrooming town.

But rising affluence has taxed the ability of farmers to meet growing demand while the rural labor pool dwindles.

And do these relative levels of mental ability remain the same as we grow up or do they vary according to the affluence of parental homes?

For nearly 50 years we carried them all to new levels of comfort, and security, and dignity, even affluence.

For them, affluence was bought at the price of less freedom in their work environment.

The affluence of Guangdong, however, remains very much concentrated near the Pearl River Delta.

On the demand side, the culprits are population growth, rising affluence, and the use of grain to fuel cars.

America is a country of great affluence.

This is the self-defeating character of the search for the symbols of status and affluence.

a heritage of affluence and social position.

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Grains also feed into livestock and higher meat consumption because of growing affluence, even if growth is fragile.

They are the products of post-war affluence.

But the Chinese are even hungrier for foreign brands, which are signs of rising affluence and modernity.

But many wealthy parents are worried about how to raise well-adjusted kids when they are surrounded by a affluence.

In contrast, the recession has hurt global sales of cheese, a relatively pricey food that is a marker for rising affluence.

What Chinese want is the affluence of the people and the prosperity of the nation.

The result has been the marriage of state power and private affluence.

Finally, the developed world is starting from a much higher level of affluence than it did in the 1930s.

Next stop is Affluence, the end of zone 2 for single-ride ticket.

Again we see the advantage of affluence.

Another caveat is that for all its recent progress, Latin America remains a long way from enjoying widespread affluence.

He quickly rose to affluence.

Specifically, the progress of science and technology created affluence, it also created a rational technology of human bondage.

Affluence and urbanisation mean new kinds of unhealthy lifestyles.

Affluence and urbanization mean new kinds of unhealthy lifestyles.

Once they reach a certain level of affluence, they also start to buy art.

This LRV is on route 751, next stop is Affluence, zone 2 for single-ride ticket.

He drives around in the affluence of northern Copenhagen in the night and learns that it is the Buddhist inside him who is the stronger.

The world's population will rise by 40 per cent and because of affluence it will want to eat more meat.

Is this wave of affluence a chimera or does it have solid underpinnings?

If I were an angel, I want all the kids happy, I want the magic to all the homeless and poor children go to school so that they affluence.

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