Sentence examples for having been poor from inspiring English sources

Having been poor for a long time, when the money started rolling in he explicitly warned himself: "You could become a real dick".

I'm conscious, having been poor in the past, that I don't want it to happen again.' Around the time of the film, there was a good deal of discussion in the press about whether de Bernières's largely hostile portrayal of the Greek communist partisans revealed a right-wing streak.

And yet the state of the waterfront, which has at various times over the decades produced warships, varnish and fireworks, very likely explains why homes in the area stay so affordable, said Mr. Marrero, who described himself as having been poor as a child.

Patronage has been poor.

The results have been poor.

Transparency has been poor.

They had been poor, illiterate and vindictive.

The condition of forage has been poor.

This year's harvest has been poor.

But lately performance has been poor.

You'd have been poor".