Sentence examples for large poor from inspiring English sources

The failure to reach consensus reveals tensions in Europe about starting talks with Turkey, a large, poor country that would be the first largely Muslim member.

Both his parents were from large, poor Irish families.

CEREAL boxes are, by and large, poor works of literature.

Rich small families are as much of a population problem as large poor ones.

Another reason that China's role is ambivalent is that it has a large, poor, rural population.

One has to feel compassion for the large poor population of New Orleans.

Replacing large, poor-performing high schools with smaller schools in New York City has led to lower attendance and graduation rates at other large high schools, which have struggled to accommodate influxes of high-needs students, according to a report to be released on Wednesday.

Under Mr. Klein and his boss, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the city has stepped up its practice of closing large, poor-performing schools and replacing them with smaller ones, on the theory that a more intimate environment, a new administration and new teachers will do a better job with the neediest students.

While blacks are, by and large, poorer than whites, Bangladeshis and Pakistanis are poorer still.

In his now-somewhat-famous conclusion, Tetlock reported that human beings who hold forth on the state of the world to come are, by and large, "poorer forecasters than dart-throwing monkeys".

Despite considerable progress, maternal health service indicators remain low with a large poor-rich gap.