Is this unlike the various 'born-again' Christian churches currently in Uganda, run as money-making schemes to fund the leaders' extravagant ambitions?

The imperfection may be the inevitable result of his extravagant ambitions.

It had over a thousand boarding-houses catering for the masses, but also classier diversions for those with more extravagant ambitions.

"Not one for extravagant ambitions, I see," Tasia said.

His administration was often referred to as Saudi Venezuela for its grandiose and extravagant ambitions.

'Smiley' Ratliff's extravagant ambitions should not be taken lightly.

"A very extravagant ambition."

Even then, as a taciturn loner, Springsteen had rather extravagant ambitions about cultivating people like the ones he grew up with.

One evening in the common-room they took Reith to task for what they characterized as "extravagant ambitions."

The young doctor nursed extravagant literary ambitions and saw in his new position a great opportunity.