Sentence examples for destitute land from inspiring English sources

The United States and other Western nations have poured billions of dollars into South Sudan, before and after the referendum, to try to turn a destitute land, with oil reserves but a long history of violence and little in the way of institutions, into a viable country.

When that person lands in a destitute state, there will be further burdens placed on "the state".

More boats mean more destitute migrants landing in Lesbos, Kos, Lampedusa – over 185,000 so far this year.

But in 2016 no matter how Christian Greeks feel about destitute Moslems landing to their shores, they know they cannot afford to maintain their hospitality.

In the Great Depression, the church established a food and clothing distribution system for destitute members and bought land all over the state, establishing a precedent for wading in during hard times.

Don Fabrizio, Prince of Salina, sees his new rich neighbours snapping up parcels of land from destitute nobles, and knows that his own inheritance is going to ruin.

For Bennett it was his seventh title, and arguably his greatest achievement, because at the Dragons he was more than just a coach and a mentor of men but Moses leading the destitute to the promised land after so long in the wilderness.

The People's Car factory is already caught in the crossfire, as politicians and pressure groups squabble over forcing destitute farmers off their land for a project expected to bring 10,000 jobs to West Bengal.