Word: exploitatively
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What makes Fairy Tale a successful book is Donleavy's ability to subtly exploit the cruelty and humor contained in the gap between Christian's appearance and reality. Set in New York, the style that gives the fairy tale hero instant acceptance is the same one that turns Christian into a man who is both exploiter and exploited. It is his style which wins him jobs and pushes him into brawls and disastrous affairs...
Lozana appealed to the local union members in the crowd: "Don't you let any of these New England manufacturers leave here so that they can come to the Southwest and expect to exploit us in runaway shops...
...been my teacher when I was a senior. I remember that I spoke to him that afternoon about the sense of vested interest Harvard people inevitably feel in the denial or non-recognition of those very disproportions and unequal opportunities for economic self-promotion which they presently exploit and enjoy...
Developers, absentee landlords, the universities, the old-time politicians with their banking and real estate businesses, all thrive in Cambridge. They exploit the weakness of city government. They do so at the expense of the residents of the city...
Those in power in Cambridge resist change. Students and young people are prevented or discouraged from registering to vote. Old-time politicians exploit class prejudices to keep "Brattle Street" and blue collar residents from working together for reform. The universities by their real estate policies have slowed the growth of a stable, politically conscious community in Cambridgeport and Riverside...