Sentence examples for for a poverty from inspiring English sources

The OECD, a rich-country club, provides comparative figures for a poverty line of 40% of median household income after tax and transfer.

It's one thing for a poverty and violence-afflicted region to want a leftist president with programmes that focus on the poor, and a good anti-corruption record.

Last autumn I spoke to grandmothers who had to get up at 4am to clean lavatories, yet were on such miserly contracts that they couldn't afford to get sick or go on holiday and were heading for a poverty pension.

Marcus, who set up the company in October, is a former intern at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, and has also worked for a poverty project and in corporate communications.

"And on the learning side, the only programs like this that really work are intensive programs of service and learning that are integrated, such as studying economics while working for a poverty program in some country".

Homeowners who fall below the federal poverty line qualify for a Poverty or Hardship Exemption and can have their property taxes waived during the years they are eligible for the program.

Steinke's father, we learn, is a Lutheran minister who moved from parish to parish during her childhood, working for a poverty-level wage.

Combined with other innovative programmes that unleash people's potential, microcredit is an essential tool in our search for a poverty-free world".

The Honduran national football team are making their second successive World Cup appearance this year, which is quite a boost for a poverty-stricken country that has the highest murder rate in the world.

However, if the owner of the farm still parts with his goods to the highest bidder, there would be inequalities in how that food is distributed among the populace and the potential for a poverty-struck underclass which lacks access to adequate sustenance.

The rationale for creating a poverty tsar is a combination of both of the above.