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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are poor for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a lack of quality or effectiveness in relation to something specific.
Example: "The results of the experiment are poor for determining the effectiveness of the new drug."
Alternatives: "are inadequate for" or "are lacking for".
Dictionary
are poor for
adjective
With little or no possessions or money.
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On the international front, prospects are poor for significant progress.
Prospects are poor for today, better for the rest of the match according to the BBC weather site.
Some 40% of households headed by single mothers are poor; for two-parent families the proportion is 9%.
The orchestra has been housed for years in the Academy of Music, a charming, 143-year-old opera house whose acoustics are poor for symphonic music.
He explained that Tokyo job prospects are poor for an uneducated middle-aged man with nine fingers and tattoos that show beneath a dress shirt.
In fact, people are poor for different reasons, for different lengths of time, and with varying degrees of ability to exit their deplorable economic condition.
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Britain, Europe and indeed the world are poorer for it.
And we are poorer for it.
More often, investors sell winners and are poorer for it.
Culture does not move as fast as it once did and we are poorer for it.
Public coffers throughout the nation are poorer for it.
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