| The shameless profligacy of the emperor's life was such as to shock even a jaded Roman public. |
| Locals are stunned by the profligacy as deadlines are passed and the budget overruns by millions of dollars. |
| Years of profligacy under the previous regime condemned them to their debt. |
| The United States is almost invariably held up as a shining counterpoise to this profligacy. |
| Offering credit cards to students would have been considered an unthinkable act of profligacy on behalf of the banks a decade earlier. |
| The introduction of some form of private finance initiative would eradicate much of the profligacy within the industry. |
