He is also known for his vivid storytelling about wealth, power, and prestige derived from the illegal drug trade.

It has derived its wealth from exploiting its oil and natural gas reserves.

Each citizen received one estate, a kleros, and thereafter was expected to derive his wealth from it.

This endeared him to the local population, which had long derived its wealth from steel and steel-associated businesses.

Despite great personal wealth derived from an unbreakable trust made early in his childhood, Merrill lived modestly.

The Hanbury family were landowners but mainly derived their wealth from collieries.

The Saudis, with wealth derived from oil, are being urged to arm themselves to match Iraq's "buildup."

His family is reported to control hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, with much of the wealth derived from Government contracts.

Three of the world's richest men, their wealth derived from the Microsoft Corporation, live in the Seattle area.

Finally these cities did derive their wealth from trade, not from the possession of large acres of land to cultivate.