In their quest to return the jar to its rightful owner, a jealous and greedy neighbor who has his eye on the jar foils their attempts.

A greedy neighbor who also wanted the sake became sick after drinking it.

At other times, leaving tribal lands untended gave too much temptation to greedy neighbors.

The gourds they held to their lips until the beer ran down their chins and the vessels were wrested from them by greedy neighbors.

The distances back are relatively short, and there is little structural damage to their homes, although many have been looted or vandalized by Iraqi troops or greedy neighbors.

Each had its tottering stone walls, high hedges, towers, and moats to defend its two or three acres from the ravages of greedy neighbors.

In Burgundy, local opinion regarded the epidemic as divine punishment for overproduction by their greedy southern neighbors.

The wealth of the country is appealing to its greedy neighbours.

However, the fishing industry has paid too high a price in having to share its abundant fishing grounds off the west coast of Ireland with greedy neighbours.

If there is a depletion of stocks it is not Irish fishermen but some greedy neighbours in other Member States who are responsible for it.