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Meanings of own aggrandisement in English

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Usage of own aggrandisement in English
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Every baron fought for his own land and for his own aggrandisement.
With the British Army in The Holy Land
2
The man who aims at his own aggrandisement underrates everything else.
Sadhana : the realisation of life
3
It has been England's eternal policy to damage us for her own aggrandisement.
The Coming Conquest of England
4
They would ruin France rather than forego their own aggrandisement.
The Last Hope
5
No thought of her own aggrandisement had touched her mind when she resolved upon that forgery.
Orley Farm
6
As priests they teach a literal interpretation of the prophecy; as soldiers they maintain their own aggrandisement.
The Blind Spot
7
I have never thought of my own aggrandisement, but as it was likely to advance your power.
Windsor Castle
8
Go quickly to battle, and slay Karna, even as Purandara slew Vritra for his own aggrandisement."'"
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
9
He perceived that she had no other view but her own aggrandisement, and that she cared little for him.
The Privateersman
10
She sought for the happiness of her son, while Lady Juliana, she was convinced, wished only her own aggrandisement.
Marriage
11
Men had been sent to their certain death by this sallow-faced commander, for no other object than his own aggrandisement.
From One Generation to Another
12
For twenty years this man had haunted these vales and hills, seeking, ever seeking, his own aggrandisement and nothing else.
From One Generation to Another
13
No narrow-minded usurper was ever more loyal to his own aggrandisement than this large-hearted man to the cause of oppressed humanity.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 15: 1568, part II
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Warwick, with a fine consistency, never permitted any other motive to influence him when his own aggrandisement was involved in the issues.
England under the Tudors
15
Whatever else our Eastern neighbour may strive to gain, is intended to ensure the peace of Europe more than her own aggrandisement.
The Coming Conquest of England
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But with regard to his own aggrandisement, he was sparing and modest, declining the title of emperor, and refusing all excessive honours.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 05: Claudius
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