The source of his sudden riches: China's still fledgling capital markets, which until recently were almost entirely off-limits to private entrepreneurs like him.

But apart from indulging his passion for sailing, he has not let sudden riches divert him from his path.

It might help explain Charlie's sudden riches.

The sudden riches led many to refer to themselves as "lottery winners."

To the starved world of pre-war Modernism the Christian revivalists promised sudden, limitless riches.

For a 23-year-old middle-class kid from Long Island who had always had to scrimp for spending money, the sudden riches were intoxicating.

Larger animals make the most of the sudden riches the new landscape offers.

Not wanting to turn from sudden riches to rags, Lim quickly approaches the Book Spirit once more.

With sudden riches drawn from the sale of 400,000 barrels a day, Dubai's traders could purchase far more than they could consume.

I was a bit surprised to discover that my sudden riches had made me nervous and apprehensive.