Sentences with phrase «amass huge fortunes»
The scramble to cash in without putting the right safeguards in place often means that the environment gets trashed, local tensions boil over and small, corrupt elites amass huge fortunes which they stash and spend overseas.
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Mines, agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, communication, packing, food processing, and finance — all offered opportunities to amass huge fortunes.
Spurred by the extreme inequities of the Gilded Age when industrial barons like the Carnegies and Rockefellers amassed huge fortunes while the majority of the country suffered in impoverished conditions, the Progressive Movement began to address issues such as child labor and fair wages.
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The Real Madrid star, who according to Forbes is the third highest paid athlete in the world, has already amassed a huge personal fortune.
David Beckham has been able to amass a huge amount of fortune while playing for Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, PSG, and LA Galaxy.
Actor Daniel Radcliffe loves to blow his money on books.The 24 year old has amassed a huge $ 75 million (# 50 million) fortune since shooting to fame...
While not the oldest carrier, its nearly 90 years in business has been enough to aid this company in amassing a huge consumer base, putting it in the Fortune 100 in America today; but it wasn't always that way.