How To Use Covet In A Sentence

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10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
It's all a matter of perspective and intent, something Cave covetously explores across the two discs.
And despite his numerous awards, trophies and honors, one still eludes him: a coveted spot on the U.S. Olympic swim team.

These positions are greatly coveted and carry high prestige. MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices
She _smelt_, so to say, that there was something underneath the offer which was not to her advantage; but then the thought of thirty crowns a month, of all those coins chinking in her apron, falling to her, as it were, from the skies, without her doing anything for it, filled her with covetousness. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8) Boule de Suif and Other Stories
So I wonder… was he coveting his neighbor's wife?
Second thing to be considered in it, to wit, the thing we are dehorted from, which is covetousness. Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. III.
I'm hoping, however, that it's less of a sin to covet thy neighbor's minivan.
French technique meets Japanese elegance around a traditional garden at the upscale Tetsuya's, where there is just one coveted degustation menu. Sydney: Autumn in Oz
Its chairmanship is a coveted position usually given to a senior opposition politician. Times, Sunday Times
Conical spires on top support pinnacles that enabled the towers to obtain the coveted height record.
While fans may covet their comfiness, others may be skeptical about the actual wearability of a denim legging -- in particular, the jegging's tight, tight, tight fit. Canada.com Top Stories
In a neat dovetailing of sport and culture, the coveted real estate in the world. Times, Sunday Times
I'm hoping, however, that it's less of a sin to covet thy neighbor's minivan.
Life is just one big vain, greedy, acquisitive, covetous, furious orgy - and then you die.
Because of this fact alone I should not commend the diversion of moving save to people of very ample means as well as perfect leisure; there are more reasons than the misery of flitting why the dweller in the kilderkin should not covet the hogshead reeking of claret. Suburban Sketches
Is there any time in the future when you could see yourself coveting the Leader's job?
Volkswagen Passat CCVolkswagen Passat CC, the first four-door coupe from the German manufacturer received the "red dot Design Award 2009 - Best of the Best", which represents one of the most coveted awards that a designer can win for a creative product. okay SO WHY DIDNT MERCEDES GET IT BEING THAT THIS IS A CARBON COPY CLS WITH A VW ENGINE IN IT. AutoSpies.com News
Whereas the code delivered to Bronze Age men simply tumbles the wife in with all the other property, the Catholic catechetical tradition pulled her out of the inventory and makes a rather sharp distinction between the kind of coveting that happens when you've got your eye on the neighbor's Prius and the kind of coveting that happens when you've got your eye on the neighbor's missus. Latest Articles
At current exchange rates, everything's a bargain - covetable leather goods and heavy Karnataka silk, handwoven carpets, temple carvings and spices, cashews, tea and coffee.
With a new name adorning the number one position after almost every match, the Daredevils, who climbed to the coveted position after trampling over event's whipping boys Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets, would have to up the ante when they take on Sachin Tendulkar's army for the first time in the tournament. Times Now
I do not know how to reconcile Caissene's insistence that "one hoe was for one woman" with Harries's meticulously documented report that chiefs had "inflated" bridewealth "from five hoes in the late 1860s to over fifty a decade later" except that perhaps the declining trade in hand-forged hoes made them that much more valuable and coveted in relation to mass-produced European imitations. Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique
In reference to Roger's referenced reference, I'd say that if the librarians didn't give such a "Very" title a coveted award -- triggering an orgy of literary consumption that surely the AVN people would step in and give THEIR award to the film version, thereby triggering SOME sort of orgy. In Bed with WHO?
And correspondent Wyatt Cenac reported live from Heaven on which Republican was the odds-on favorite to receive the "coveted God endorsement. Cheers & Jeers: Jon Stewart in 2012
I may be boring, but they were eyeing my lunch covetously at the bus stop.
What we’re not supposed to think about are the people who were displaced by the affirmative action babies being given special privileges to obtain coveted spots in top schools. The Volokh Conspiracy » Bruce Bartlett’s Attack on Libertarianism
if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive
Fashion plates were supposed to illustrate the season's most covetable and drool-worthy styles, and inspire everyone to imitate them as soon as resources allowed.
The 169 remaining members of the troop are within gasping distance of being awarded the coveted green beret. Times, Sunday Times
If we've ever had internal conflicts about cheating or wanting to cheat, had sexual longings for or experiences with someone of the same sex, imagined being with a prostitute or had pedophilic fantasies, watched porn or coveted a neighbor's husband or wife, we're going to be drawn -- in guilty fascination or fearful hostility -- to public disclosures of both forbidden sexual behavior and it's humiliating confession. Michael Bader, D.M.H.: Everything Said About Anthony Weiner Is Bull
Therefore there was great enmity between this covetous Jew and the generous merchant Antonio.
casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
Crew's covetable children's line, Crewcuts, we can't wait to find out more. Meredith Barnett: The J. Crew Genius Who's Making "Mini Mes" of the Kids of the Company's Legions of Fans
The symbol of Russian might, the bear has long been a coveted trophy. Times, Sunday Times
BeefBar is situated overlooking the harbour in the Fontveille quarter, so you enjoy your meal while gazing covetously at the superyachts moored there. Review - BeefBar, Monaco 17 October 2008
His was a major contribution towards Pakistan winning the much coveted gold medal.
It was the latter's reputation of which Silvers was bound to be especially covetous.
The setting: the annual Raspberry awards, ‘Hollywood's least coveted trophies’ for cinematic stinkers, given out by 700 members of the nonprofit Golden Raspberry Award Foundation.
The covetable pieces are all 100 per cent silk and feature the designer's gorgeous signature prints. The Sun
Only then will they be awarded the coveted Green Beret and Special Forces tab, signifying that they are fully prepared to join the brotherhood of Special Forces warriors.
I do not come here to ask your favors, such as cupidity would covet, or even such as would relieve indigence -- Marat's widow needs no more than a tomb. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators
Given that impetus, the Jets went on to whomp the Packers and gain the coveted spot in the playoff.
She always coveted power but never quite achieved it.
That is why she covets the titles that eluded her last season.
In many ways he had a charmed life: springing from a humble background in Edwardian Cornwall, he gained a coveted scholarship to Oxford, where he had a glittering early career.
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. Napoleon Hill
Last Sunday the series finally won the coveted Emmy award for best drama. Times, Sunday Times
But nowe pryde, covetyse and envye han so enflawmed the hertes of lordes of the world, that thei are more besy for to disherite here neyghbores, more than for to chalenge or to conquere here righte heritage before seyd. The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville
Herod the “half Jew” thought that he might achieve a bit more legitimacy for the title he coveted with the beautiful Mariamne by his side. The Jesus Dynasty
The upscale resort developers continue to covet two square kilometres of rare montane habitat on the Rocky Mountains' eastern slopes near Rocky Mountain House.
Finally, we come to my coveted 'lickspittle of the year' award. Times, Sunday Times
After the spirit of Covetousness has secured the bounties and luxuries of this life, the "sottish" Ahaz (Possessor) turns to the worship of Rimmon (Pomegranate), a god of agriculture and the fit representative of Gluttony. Milton's Angels
Griffith also is capable of coveting tight ends, chasing down running backs and wide receivers or rushing the quarterback.
They've bagged much-coveted trophies like china, silver flatware and crystal from the first class dining area.
The firm, nut-flavored boletus are more blue-collar and not as coveted by connoisseurs, but they go better with brook trout. Fool’s Paradise
A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
By dead works we are to understand idolatry, inordinate lusts of the flesh, covetness and ambition.
While she was dying of cancer[Sentencedict], his ex-wife's utmost curse was to forbid Erica from ever giving him a coveted pot roast recipe.
Both missed the cut and the coveted award is only given to those who survive to the weekend. The Sun
We drove to the narrows and after a 20-minute hike and three or four river crossings, we spotted a couple climbers cleaning a route on the wall we coveted.
Being an avaricious sort, I keep a long, ever-expanding list of coveted items which I trot out at the appropriate holidays, anniversaries and birthdays.
As you can see, during their careers all our nominees have shown naked ambition in their quest for the coveted golden statue. The Sun
While this haggling for coveted posts and berths is going on in political circles, the common people are watching the developments with bated breath.
The girl who was coveted by a half dozen beaux at one time was the center of admiration at a wedding or "infair. Country life in Georgia in the days of my youth,
WAIT ... this isn't Iran, this is America where we covet the freedom of our vote and aren't expected to goose-step with the elected leader. Grassley to vote against Sotomayor
This chore was a bazillion times better than kitchen patrol and each of us coveted it.
Everyone coveted a fine porcelain cup and saucer. The Times Literary Supplement
The fact that this most coveted world record has been held by left-handers for the last 47 years fuels the decade old theory that left-handers, as a rule, are more gifted than the orthodox right-handers.
Their annexation of the most coveted trophy in Gaelic football unleashed a frenzy of unconfined joy.
The two are so closely allied that the Greek for "covetousness" (pleonexia) is used sometimes in Scripture, and often in the Greek Fathers, for sins of impurity. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
The cup was in Vivian's hand, Rudesheimer was roaring supernaculum louder than all; Vivian saw that the covetous Vivian Grey
Even with reduced readership and circulation, they still have the largest number of paying customers, who are much coveted by advertisers.
When Bruce is passed over for the news anchorman job he covets, he turns his gaze heavenward and curses God for his ill fortune.
The British hoped to find out about an effective bombsight they coveted, but they also aimed simply to "create goodwill"—Mr. Phelps provides an appendix with minutes of the group's first meeting—so that the Americans, who were also working on radar development, would lend a hand. Allied in the Quest for Radar
* Elder Joy – This fabled treat coveted by the dark deities is a sinister cousin to a popular human confection -- an ambrosial amalgam of Coconut, white-chocolate Ganache, and Rum, enrobed in the darkest Chocolate and topped with a crisp, whole Almond. Places You Haunt
Jefferson's Straight Rye Whiskey nerds know McLain & Kyne, the company behind Jefferson's, more for its covetable small-batch bourbons. Do the Rye Thing
A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
I've been reading about a fab church (with drool-worthy architecture, stained glass windows and stone masonry work to covet) in NZ.
Contador, a three-time winner of the coveted yellow jersey, is currently provisionally suspended after testing positive for trace amounts of the banned substance clenbuterol. Tour de France organizers unveil climb-heavy 2011 route
It can be more subtle or it can be strong, such as covetousness, the desire for someone else's property.
The Chang Xianyou before the symptom appears has a headache, insomnia, then occurrence angst, nervous, scared, appear next covet of phonism, be murdered and hypochondriasis idea.
Conan O'Brien is currently facing down one of the deadliest demons he's ever crossed: NBC, whose decision to move Jay Leno back into the coveted 11: 35 PM slot has left the redheaded late night personality in an awkward predicament. Conan O’Brien Should Draw Inspiration From ‘Conan The Barbarian’ In Today’s Sick Day Stash! » MTV Movies Blog
He has long coveted LaSalle, and he will not give up without an almighty fight. Times, Sunday Times
What can be more covetable than the original Burberry trench? Times, Sunday Times
A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
This covetable, haunting work, neither painting, nor sculpture, is more than a work of art.
But the new clientele is quite a bit younger: 3 - and 4-year-olds whose parents hope that a little assistance — costing upward of $1,000 for several sessions — will help them win coveted spots in the city’s gifted and talented public kindergarten classes. K-12 w/ Higher Ed Implications
Sakon Nakhon's Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym is placed number one at super-bantam and would need to beat Toshiaki Nishioka to rise into the most coveted spot while strawweight Oledong Sithsamerchai, from Trang, is second to Roman Gonzalez at Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News
See what cruelty covetousness is the cause of, and what horrid practices those are often put upon that are greedy to enlarge their own border. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
These are probably remnants of the "pigmy" pre-Dravidian or Negrito-Papuan element, which constituted the most ancient inhabitants of the island and who long ago were driven inland from the coveted coast. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86
Poverty and misery have not imbued these characters with dignity but rather have made them covetous and begrudging.
She was the first woman to win this coveted prize.
But then, when the going gets difficult, as mother says, those coveting advancement must locomote. Alteration
Its portfolio of big fields in Africa has long been coveted by larger rivals but its share price was seen as prohibitively high. Times, Sunday Times
Life, it seems, had other plans for Jim; perhaps it had become a bit dull up on high and they coveted his unique brand of devilment.
How much would they covet or resent a potential defector? Times, Sunday Times
Okay, so he certainly covets a lower-profile reign than the rest of the royals.
Mrs. Siddons was a first state with the coveted blotted edge.
As men, women and children lined up to have their moment with the coveted chalice, the man responsible for its safe keeping made sure everything ran smoothly.
Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
It was treasured, but it was also coveted. Times, Sunday Times
And despite his numerous awards, trophies and honors, one still eludes him: a coveted spot on the U.S. Olympic swim team.
A The most covetable bags for autumn combine style with practicality. Times, Sunday Times
The evil eye isn't literally an eye, it is the gaze that is given by the jealousness of people going by because they covet what they see and can't have it. Best Syndication -
The coveted ingredient is discreetly kept in the garage.
They covet his quarterbacking skills. Globe and Mail
Lord Fox was part of a much bigger secret (the great secret of his life), and he was covetous of it. SACRAMENT
Gold medals and the highly coveted'best in show' are fiercely competed for. Times, Sunday Times
That it should be pitching for the most coveted prizes in cinema is a far stranger fiction than the story itself. Times, Sunday Times
The patient of the schizophrenia does not have recognizant obstacle commonly, covet, psychedelic care about the discovery below the case with clear sign commonly with other thought obstacle.
But of this the great majority have no feeling, but are merely hireling and professorial; except when it occasionally happens that some workman of acuter wit and covetous of honor applies himself to a new invention, which he mostly does at the expense of his fortunes. The New Organon
The Blackfoot never coveted a territorially bound nation-state, yet their nationalism was intrinsically tied to their territory and to Blackfoot conceptualisations of territoriality.
He leaves listeners entirely convinced that his 18-year-old striker is morphing into a multi-faceted performer possessing the prowess, but none of the pretensions, synonymous with the game's most coveted wunderkinds.
The thing we are dehorted from, covetousness, 293. by which is not meant a prudent forecast and parsimony, 294. but an anxious care about worldly things, attended with a distrust of Providence, 295. a rapacity in getting, 298. by all illegal ways, 301. a tenaciousness in keeping, Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. III.
If you got o underwear at night make sure you have a protective matress covet that is plastic top so if they do wet the bed that the matress will be protected. HELP ME MOMMIES!! « Bored Mommy
Earlier this year he won yet another coveted Sony award for his breakfast show.
The more he urged a general acceptance of the principles of his autocratic constitution, the surer were his followers that he coveted royal honors. Hispanic Nations of the New World; a chronicle of our southern neighbors
The parties accused de Gaulle of preparing a plebiscite; the General accused them of coveting an irresponsible, omnipotent assembly.
The fact that this most coveted world record has been held by left-handers for the last 47 years fuels the decades-old theory that left-handers, as a rule, are more gifted than the orthodox right-handers.
Coveting your neighbors maidservant is Worse than being queer, because it made the Big Ten. On Same-Sex Couples and Catfish Derbies
'If anybody is the dragon to the treasure he covets he is a spadassin who won't hesitate at provocations. Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 3
Anglers coveted warm-water fish such as bass and bonefish.
With its palette of cream and russet, the room couldn't have been more soothing, and the black-and-white photographs of local landmarks that adorned the walls were covetable.
Throughout that era, territory was the most coveted of resources, the plum prize in any power struggle, the mark of distinction between the victors and the defeated.
To this flesh belong adultery, covetousness, lust and murder.
This terrifying vision fits perfectly well with the desire for honour and glory that the neo-conservative gentlemen covet.
Suppose I am a bibliomane and someone comes to me with a title I have coveted unsuccessfully for years. Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph
Then it came to pass that varying conditions brought about varying and various characteristics and these circumstances created prejudices and hard feelings, because some peoples high-hatted others, while covetous eyes were cast upon each other's possessions. Dominion-Provincial Relations
Just adorable, I must say, I am kind of coveting it as well. Oh, I Forgot! - A Dress A Day
I exchanged my coveted parking spot at work for a free gym membership and five monthly round-trip passes on Atlanta's mass transit system.
And not only I am coveting the post in a really strong way, but I'm not even going to ask him if I can have it.
But having stiffed the world and threatened U.S. allies, they may be rewarded with trade, aid and the global respect they've coveted for decades.
It has helped earn her a nomination for a coveted British Academy Television Craft Award - the Bafta awards for TV's behind-the-scenes staff.
Noting my covetousness, a native woman lifted her cross off her neck and placed it around mine.
Consider replacing wall-to-wall carpeting with another type of floor coveting and upholstered furniture with leather.
Covetousness is not only in getting riches unjustly, but in loving them inordinately, which is a key that opens the door to all sin. The Lord's Prayer
And thus much for the second thing considerable in the dehortation; namely, the thing we are therein dehorted from, which is that mean, sordid, and degrading vice of covetousness: the nature of which I have been endeavouring to make out, both negatively, by shewing what it is not; and positively, by shewing what it is, and wherein it consists. Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. III.
The 169 remaining members of the troop are within gasping distance of being awarded the coveted green beret. Times, Sunday Times
Sorry republicans, even your coveted wall street journal reported just yesterday that the stimulus plan is working AND economic growth looks to continue as consumer confidence is higher because of the 400 Billion still waiting to be allocated from the stimulus. Biden credits stimulus plan with sparking economic recovery
Andy MacSharry is a small, bull-necked, blue-eyed bachelor and not at all like the wild-eyed John B Keane character who coveted somebody else's land.
Logically, all OEMs covet a piece of the prestige markets as that is where the money flows in great quantities.
Dirt roads can be as high-maintenance as some of the residents who covet them. Where Dirt Is a Mark of Distinction
Their preachers were both papists and Puritans, Jacobites and republicans; they ravished wives or influenced them to give up all fleshly pleasures; they coveted other men's goods or denied them the use of worldly possessions.
So who will claim a place in the coveted top ten? Times, Sunday Times
So sweet is the delight of study, the more learning they have (as he that hath a dropsy, the more he drinks the thirstier he is) the more they covet to learn, and the last day is prioris discipulus; harsh at first learning is, radices amarcae, but fractus dulces, according to that of Isocrates, pleasant at last; the longer they live, the more they are enamoured with the Muses. Anatomy of Melancholy
In this competition she won the highly coveted Rosenblatt Recital prize and since then her career has enjoyed what can only be described as a meteoric rise.
Western companies are casting covetous eyes on the bargain-priced companies of eastern Europe.
He at once covets and scorns material comforts - and both envies and despises those who enjoy them.
The album, which will be released digitally on April 6, has a physical counterpart, a collectable "covetable" CD/DVD cloth-bound velvet-lined Spinner
Such a move and his coveted England position would be placed at risk. Times, Sunday Times
The long, cold line-ups in front of the mining recorder's office in Iqaluit paid off this week as mining companies received their much-coveted prospecting permits.
The Booker Prize is the most coveted British literary award.
Telescopes, gun-bags and slings are coveted air gun accessories.
Reply Obj. 2: It is not a sin to covet God's likeness as to knowledge, absolutely; but to covet this likeness inordinately, that is, above one's measure, this is a sin. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province
These old stamps are eagerly coveted by collectors.
To speak plainly, does the root of all this lie in covetousness, which is idolatry, and do we seek not profit, but a gift. The singing of Psalms and the Divine Office
We coveted those badges, and I never realized how much until that night in Casualty.
THE surroundings were suitably august for one of the coveted prizes in English language journalism. Times, Sunday Times
In my books there are healthy, happy people, and craven, covetous, miserable people.
The man was looking at the coin covetously, but his wife pushed him away. The Vanished Messenger
Perhaps the most highly covetable part of the collection was the handful of slim monochrome suits in nude and navy with mesh detailing -- a nice variation for Hillary, if she'd only listen. Nicole Berrie: Akris Spring/Summer 2011 - Uptown Girls (PHOTOS)
The Lady with a modest blush, much condemned this folly in him, that his covetousnes should serve as a cloake to cover any unfitting speeches which her chaste eares could never endure to heare. The Decameron
When weather conditions have been ideal, the red shades we so often covet are created if intense sunlight strikes the leaf's surface during autumn.
Their respective boards have long coveted a tie-up. Times, Sunday Times
For he that carries this scarab is the guard of many a sacred and coveted secrets.
The most coveted are made of silk and organza - and some muslin saris are woven so finely they can be folded down to fit inside a matchbox.
The Booker Prize is the most coveted British literary award.
Each year, Tour sponsor Nike makes several hundred of the coveted maillots jaunes, which actually come in 12 styles (from a short-sleeved zip-front jersey to a long-sleeved rain jacket) and four sizes (S - XL).
I suspect that this was the case, because Christ takes occasion from it to warn against covetousness, pleonexia -- a desire of having more, more than God in his providence has allotted us. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
If there were a colonial mentality that could covet territory across the species barrier, this was it.
Ut non sit inde enatandi copia, no halcyonian times, wherein a man can hold himself secure, or agree with his present estate; but as Boethius infers, [1760] there is something in every one of us which before trial we seek, and having tried abhor: [1761] we earnestly wish, and eagerly covet, and are eftsoons weary of it. Anatomy of Melancholy
The postwar building boom was under way, the bulldozers were roaring, and Wayburn knew that developers were coveting those areas for subdivisions.
And, as always, great beauties Karolina Kurkova, Carmen Kass and Karlie Kloss showed a collection consisting of covetable, wearable pieces. Anya Strzemien: PHOTOS: Carmen Kass, Karolina Kurkova Walk At Michael Kors
THE surroundings were suitably august for one of the coveted prizes in English language journalism. Times, Sunday Times
It is a sin to covet.
The Mandate School of Sorcery protects ancient, coveted secrets and guards against the return of the Consult – nonman followers of No-God who destroyed ancient civilization. Neth Space
It was an overwhelming success with thousands of student bands competing for the coveted title.
The melancholious man naturally is cold, covetous and heavy. The Golden Legend, vol. 1
In the modern time, the imperialist powers eyed China covetously. Once the time was ripe, they began to carve up China.
My old posts were generally so random they were actually making a collective run on the interstellar plane for God of Chaos, a coveted position that apparently necessitates a lot of haphazard references to various florae and faunae and a creepy tendency to drop in Latin for no obvious reason. What Should You Do With Lousy Old Blog Posts?
Products are contemporary and truly covetable, and motifs and themes are often poignant. Times, Sunday Times
If they do, they won't receive the coveted UEFA license allowing those who qualify to play in lucrative continental competitions like the Champions League or the Europa League. European Soccer Goes Feudal
The result also keeps Scotland in contention for the coveted Leonard Trophy, awarded to the nation with the best overall-points total from the singles, pairs, triples and fours.
Such a move and his coveted England position would be placed at risk. Times, Sunday Times
Tougher government crash tests for the 2011 model year are making it harder for car makers to win coveted "5-star" safety ratings for their vehicles, which they widely tout in ads. New Crash Tests Curb High Scores
Red has a lot of qualities that I should think you'd be covetous of.
A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
In natural actions their appetite is greater than their concoction, multa appetunt pauca digerunt as Rhasis hath it, they covet to eat, but cannot digest. Anatomy of Melancholy
Wherefore that which is called coveting, in Exodus 20: 17, is called desire, in Deuteronomy Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
She secured the coveted title of Sports Personality of the Year based on her outstanding performances on the international circuit last year.
It's a rather sweet and endearing little premise, one which the folks behind this film are hoping that coveted tween market might enjoy.
Speech day at many public schools is a highly coveted networking opportunity. Times, Sunday Times
Their respective boards have long coveted a tie-up. Times, Sunday Times
In this way, the law firms thought, coveted information about their associates such as their areas of practice, their e-mail addresses, and their hair colors would remain hidden from the conniving legal recruiters who wanted to steal the associates away from them. For the Defense
The result also keeps Scotland in contention for the coveted Leonard Trophy, awarded to the nation with the best overall-points total from the singles, pairs, triples and fours.
Qur'an 113:3 "From the mischievous evil of Darkness as it becomes intensely dark, and from the mischief of those who practice the evil of malignant witchcraft and blowing on knots, and from the mischievous evil of the envier when he covets. TEXAS FAITH: Should the Pentagon have "disinvited" Franklin Graham? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com
Poor and liberal, rich and covetous.

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