acquisitiveness

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Acquisitiveness can be carried too far, of course.
贪欲的确也有个“度”。
Their motive, therefore, was not mere acquisitiveness.
因此，他们的动机就不仅仅是对物质的占有欲。
Its great, memorable works, she argues, came about because of acquisitiveness, bordering on avarice.
她指出，恰恰是那近乎贪婪的占有欲引出了那些伟大而难忘的作品。
The world would be a happier place than it is if acquisitiveness were always stronger than rivalry .
如果占有欲总是强于竞争欲的话，世界将是一个比现在更快乐的地方。
The main reason to worry about sovereign-wealth funds' acquisitiveness is a narrowly financial one.
对主权财富基金并购行动的主要忧虑来自金融领域。