Obama goes as far as to suggest that the political aggrandizement of America as a nation is inseparable from its stewardship of technological innovation — he not only wants to «advance the cause of science in America» but also hopes for «America to lead the world in the discoveries it may one day yield». (firstthings.com)
The enlistment of the intellect in the business of personal aggrandizement is lamentable enough, I suppose, but it's hard to imagine when high - octane careerism will finally be purged out of congressional politics. (firstthings.com)
You clearly have no idea what you're talking about, and in addition apparently have some issues with self aggrandizement (gummint secrets and all that...). (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)