Sentence examples for affluence among from inspiring English sources

It is easy to spot the foreigners' homes, with their sturdy walls and red-tiled roofs, an archipelago of affluence among the smaller, poorer houses of their new neighbors and in-laws.

Rising affluence among Asia's generally fast-growing populations is expected to lead to escalating demand for insurance and savings products in what is currently still a generally under-penetrated market, analysts say.

THIRTEEN years after the first democratic elections, signs of the growing affluence among South Africa's black majority once largely deprived of wealth and opportunities by apartheid are increasingly visible.

"We are seeing growing affluence among baby boomers who not only have more money, but more time," said Bob Dickinson, chief executive of Carnival Cruise Lines, whose summer 2008 launch of a second megaship in the Mediterranean will increase Carnival's European capacity 50percentt over its 2006 level.

And experts say the group could turn into a swing vote, particularly given rising suburban affluence among Asian Americans.

The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which bans same-sex marriage from being recognized at a federal level, is one of the main factors that inhibits financial affluence among gay people.

The "Sunshine State," despite its affluence, is among the nation's leaders in adult illiteracy, high school dropouts and infant mortality.

Banks across Asia have over-extended themselves in their loans to property developers.This is a prime cause, for example, of Thailand's troubles: golf courses, with their huge appetite for land and their dependence on ever-rising affluence, were among the most speculative of their investments.

But over time it grew in affluence to be among the wealthiest in the county: by 1829 the Thomas family held 685 acres and 24 slaves.

In contrast, diseases of affluence have been virtually absent among many non-agrarian societies in Melanesia, Malaysia, Africa, South America and the Arctic [ 2, 5, 14].

Once "a disease of affluence," it is now increasingly common among the poor.