Sentences with phrase «envious eyes»

Overseas organizations have also cast envious eyes on another Australian resource — its young scientists.

Proximity dictates that it was not a popular move among supporters of the former but these two clubs have bigger fish to fry in terms of rivals — both are currently casting envious eyes towards the Premier League, to Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers respectively.

I think we've all looked with frankly envious eyes at the success of the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, for example, and wished for something on that scale honoring adult books.

We know, none so well, how stained is our national record; we know with what envious eyes our own business and military and political Ahabs regard the inheritance of Third World Naboths and take it, if necessary after bearing false witness against Naboth.

Valverde left the club in the summer citing the unrest at boardroom level and how must the Mestalla hierarchy look on at the 49 year old with envious eyes as he sits in 4th place with Athletic Bilbao.

It'd be easy to say that I want a Russian oligarch or a Sheikh from the Middle East or whoever else with x amount of billion in the bank to buy my club but in truth, it'd be incredibly boring and I'd always be casting envious eyes over at clubs who are doing it «properly» so to speak.

They are all running the same race, and would rise above the virtue of morals, if they did not view each other with a suspicious and even envious eye.

So on such trips when all the communal standard class seats are taken by people sprawled out asleep I've found myself casting envious eyes at the welcoming doors of the Executive VIP Airport Lounges, with their plush receptions staffed by welcoming airline employees, bright - eyed no whatever what ungodly hour it is, and imagining the delights that lay within.

As the new Star Wars movie begins shooting on remote Skellig Michael off the Kerry coast, many across Europe and further afield will be looking with envious eyes to Ireland's latest, most spectacular screen coup.

Mark 7:21 - 23 read: «`... for from inside, out of the heart of men, injurious reasonings issue forth: fornications, thieveries, murders, adulteries, covetings, acts of wickedness, deceit, loose conduct, an envious eye, blasphemy, haughtiness, unreasonableness.

Now when the heirs come around Like buzzards on a kill, I see my reflection in their envious eyes, I'd watch it all burn to buy another sunrise.

One can't help but cast an envious eye towards Manchester United.

Algonquin residents are casting an envious eye on the neighboring Dundee Township Park District and wondering whether they should try to join it or develop their own park district.

We see athletes and celebrities on the TV and in magazines, many of whom are in simply fantastic shape, causing us to regard them with envious eyes.

With an envious eye on San Francisco's parcel tax plan, the board has already administered a costly voter survey, discussed parcel tax implications at recent board meetings, and all but invited the union to dream of an even bigger raise.

As I reeled in, the adrenaline hit me, and I could feel the envious eyes of the others on me.

And yet, across the gulf of space, minds immeasurably superior to ours regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely, they drew their plans against us...» Jeff Wayne — The War of the Worlds I know this won't stay here for long but it just seems apt somehow