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Opportunism Arabella, Lady squire’s wife matchmakes with money in mind. [Br. Lit.: Doctor Thorne] shrewdly and unscrupulously becomes merchant prince. [Yiddish Lit.: The Brothers Ashkenazi] southerner interested only in personal gain from Civil War. [Am. Lit.: Gone With the Wind] northern politicians who settled in the South to control the Negro vote. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 84] capitalist involves politicians in shady dealings. [Am. Lit.: The Financier, Magill I, 280–282] entrusted with a cargo of silver, manages to conceal some for his own gain. [Br. Lit.: Conrad Nostromo] shyster lawyer capitalizing in New Frontier territory. [Am. Lit.: A Lost Lady] de weds peasant’s plain daughter to obtain land. [Fr. Lit.: Mont-Oriol, Magill I, 618–620] ingenious rascal of high finance; quasi-lawful. [Am. Lit.: Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford, Hart, 150] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If not for the ultimate opportunist in Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, it could have been very different. I think he's a political opportunist who used coming-out to wag the dog in order to deflect from serious political scandals that would have eventually forced him out of office anyway. In his article "'The Race' to Win America" (August 7 issue), he cites the usual hypocrites, opportunists, and power brokers who spoke glowingly of the racist NCLR: men like Karl Rove, Bill Clinton, and New Mexico governor William Richardson. |
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