Sentence examples for despite penury from inspiring English sources
Despite penury, loneliness, and drought, they established a viable research station, and, over several years, they gained the trust of several prides of lions and clans of brown hyenas.
Despite penury and isolation, Iran's scientists have pursued an ambitious agenda.
Despite her penury, she has helped 84 youngsters born through rape and is now caring for 130 women and children at the refuge.
Despite their relative penury, these people can teach a lesson to American companies about executive compensation.
In both countries large majorities of people still live in penury, despite the rise of billionaires at the top.In the short term at least, autocracy does not seem to hamper economic growth.
Almost 7 million working-age adults are living in extreme financial stress, one small push from penury, despite being in employment and largely independent of state support, according to the most comprehensive study yet of the finances of employed households, commissioned by the Guardian.
What is missing in The Head Gardeners, however, is an examination of what motivated these men to endure the hardship of the long apprenticeship, despite the prospect of lifelong penury and ever more demanding physical labour.
Despite missing her bonus targets, Green is hardly living in penury having being allowed to keep 8m shares, worth about £10m, that are due to vest in 2015 and 2016 as part of her performance share plan.
Justitia lives in great penury.
