Sentence examples for physical plight from inspiring English sources

"Australia has always been our friend but the change in their government last year has resulted in problems," said Tony de Brum on a visit to London to address British and other countries' economic and political leaders about the physical plight that Pacific states such as the Marshall Islands find themselves in.

But humanitarian air drops might ease the physical plight of the estimated 16,000 townspeople trapped in Amerli, without signalling intervention on one side in a conflict which has a strong element of sectarian civil war to it.

They described a devoted father of four who had spent countless hours with the football players union, where he became familiar with the plight of retired players dealing with physical decline and dementia.

State and federal officials blamed each other for the plight of those whose mental limitations, physical afflictions or addictions, exacerbated by their exodus, have kept them from taking advantage of what help was available.

It's the plight of the refugees, emotional and physical, who await, or search for something that no longer exists.

If Nicole is, once again, discussed only in terms of her relationship with O.J., at least her plight as the victim of relentless physical and emotional abuse is given its due, as is the despair and determination of the Goldman family.

His sparse palette and bold, assured brushstrokes captured the essence of nightlife, the glare of the stage, the shadows of gaiety, the despair and loneliness of crowds, the plight of the working poor, the physical pain of dancers as well as their agility.

The financial and physical status of the Coliseum is the centerpiece of the Islanders' plight.

Yet the misogyny that many saw in his designs may have been less a reflection of his disregard for women than an understanding of their plight, a sympathy based on discomfort with his own physical form.

Muliyadi suggested that the cartoon could be interpreted as a simple tease of the teacher's plight, a suggestion to examine the curriculum taught (change physical education to an informal session), a remark on the shortage of teachers, or more extremely, a criticism of the government's failure to prevent the situation from happening.

Instead of attaining actual, physical escape, the characters turn to language to transcend their plights and their selves.