A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation. From LearnThat.org. [Howard Scott]
A predatory bird. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
predatory capitalists. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
SEGARS: Well, that ` s-- actually you use the term predatory, and that is absolutely what happened. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 8, 2008] Reference
Consumer groups support a bill to curb what they call predatory lending. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
COLLINS: Lawmakers are threatening possible legislation to stop what they call predatory practices by credit cards. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2007] Reference
Balser argued that such a safeguard would help control what she calls the predatory nature of casinos and slot machines. From Wordnik.com. [wbur.org] Reference
The attorney working with Ferguson (ph) says it's not just the mortgage brokers who are at fault for what he calls predatory lending. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007] Reference
So much for USA success based in predatory capitalism. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: April 27, 2006] Reference
On the one hand, first came the "subprime lenders" or what some call the predatory mortgage lenders. From Wordnik.com. [HOW U.S. Politicians and Bankers Built a Financial Debt House of Cards] Reference
Both of these actions require an bankruptcy attorney experienced in predatory lending practices and securitization. From Wordnik.com. [Iris Martin: Homeowners: The Courtroom is Your Battlefield] Reference
There's a reason these were called predatory loans. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
He also wants to examine so-called predatory lending. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 31, 2007] Reference
That's known as predatory trading, and it's a very large business. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
There is a popular concept called predatory lending in the case of debt consolidation. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
Calls for elimination or greater regulation of so-called predatory lending are not uncommon. From Wordnik.com. [The Red Tape Chronicles] Reference
This was new to me --- the whole system being described as predatory which smacks of criminal. From Wordnik.com. [Danny Schechter: Are Our Financial Markets Being Manipulated?] Reference
Why does Congress keep enacting legislation entitling predatory economic demolition of marriage?. From Wordnik.com. [MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory] Reference
What I do have a concrete understanding of, however, is the notion of predatory behavior and practices. From Wordnik.com. Reference
No one ever accuses them of belonging to the class known as the predatory rich, nor of being millionaire malefactors. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers] Reference
"This type of aggression is referred to as predatory ... it's a perceptual system geared to getting the easiest prey.". From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
Challenges in Oregon have centered on whether convicted offenders are properly classified as predatory, Fidanque said. From Wordnik.com. [statesmanjournal.com - Top Stories] Reference
We still have what people call predatory lending, that African-Americans have to pay more when they ` re getting loans. From Wordnik.com. [All Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half-Century of Brown v. Board of Education] Reference
Loans characterized as predatory by nature place undue burdens on borrowers because payments become unsustainable in time. From Wordnik.com. [The Cult of Plausible Deniability] Reference
Taylor said the bank is looking at a range of retail products designed to be an alternative to so-called predatory lenders. From Wordnik.com. [National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals] Reference
In recent months we've seen countless proposals introduced in Congress to protect borrowers from so-called predatory lending. From Wordnik.com. [Questions for the Fed] Reference
He has blocked many proposals that were unfavorable to the industry, including legislation to curtail so-called predatory lending. From Wordnik.com. [GOP's Shelby Leads Conservatives Against Bailout] Reference
This is known as predatory lending, when the institution sets forth terms that a borrower has a near impossible chance of repaying. From Wordnik.com. [Crosby Finance] Reference
This promotes neither development nor security, but creates the conditions under which corruption and so-called predatory states flourish. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Today] Reference
She moves and acts like some kind of predatory animal. From Wordnik.com. [stormtiger Diary Entry] Reference
Sounds a little "predatory," perhaps, as SALISBURY would say. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 17, 1892] Reference
Clients will flock to their outlets instead of the "predatory" lenders they criticize. From Wordnik.com. [Payday Loan Bill Cuts Choices for Poor] Reference
Whether these lenders have been "predatory" may be debated but is also something of a distraction. From Wordnik.com. [Scott Malcomson: Should Americans Start Saving, or Stop?] Reference
In fact, the term "predatory" does not appear once in the 1,421 pages of the proposed legislation. From Wordnik.com. [Peter G. Miller: Predatory Mortgage Lending is Still Legal] Reference
He doesn't merely blame Wall Street or "predatory" lenders, though he does fault both along the way. From Wordnik.com. [House of Politics] Reference
This kind of predatory behavior is why new airlines have such a difficult time breaking into a market. From Wordnik.com. [Blake Fleetwood: After Delta/ Northwest Can Other Airline Mergers be Far Behind?] Reference
The family in back exchanged numerous surprised and disbelieving looks when he explained that jackrabbits are "predatory" animals. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
The Democrats would be expected to take a tougher line against everything from credit-card fees and usury rates to "predatory" lending. From Wordnik.com. [Iowa's Message to Investors] Reference
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