| 1 | The Irish became, by one measure, the second-richest people in the European Union. | |
| 2 | The Straits may be the smallest of the Nine Nations, but this region is the richest in China, and its two economies have grown increasingly intertwined. | |
| 3 | The salaries and allowances our elected politicians corner to themselves would amaze their counterparts even in the truly rich nations of the world. | |
| 4 | The contour design of the pavilion is based on the concept of "Oriental Crown, Splendid China, Ample Barn, and Rich People," to express the spirit and disposition of Chinese culture. | |
| 5 | That is happening already today in some of the richest developing countries: air-pollution levels in Mexico City have been dropping precisely because of better technology and more wealth. |