They pity the affluent, the wealthy, society as a whole.

At first glance it would seem to be an obvious choice: a wealthy society, eager for entertainment and the more exotic the better.

A civilized, wealthy society should do no less.

"Without society's wealthy, fewer new goods and services would find their way to the rest of us," they write.

In our wealthy, materialistic society, young people are not going to stop wanting material things.

He has a deep hatred for wealthy society.

In many wealthy societies the very old are candidates for nursing home care.

Indeed, it's the mark of a wealthy society that consumers keep finding new goods and services to buy.

Only a wealthy society can afford to spend more on social programmes.

It has been argued that privatism is on the increase in wealthy western societies.