Sentence examples for plight of impoverished from inspiring English sources

Mr. Edwards's spokeswoman, Jennifer Palmieri, said that the critics were missing the point and that the coat story was a metaphor for the plight of impoverished children.

The protesters waved trade-union flags and carried banners reading "We want jobs, we want bread," "Unemployment, poverty, corruption -- how much longer?" and "We have already hit bottom... or have we?" Students dressed in black, above, joined the march, saying they were "mourning the plight of impoverished Bulgaria".

His stark circumstances brought new attention to the plight of impoverished Mexican youth who are often recruited by the drug cartels.

In an interview with BBC News, the Microsoft co-founder, said that while the plight of impoverished people in developed nations may seem like it has little to with the economies of rich countries, it affects everyone.

These points were also made through the testimony of Natalia Suleiman, who said the HLF was a charity that eased the plight of impoverished people in numerous countries worldwide, including Bosnia, Albania, Turkey and the U.S. through food packages, medical projects, back-to-school programs and orphan sponsorship programs.

Ruggiero also discusses Occupy's success in the United States, stating that it has helped to change media discussions by introducing terms like "the 99%" into popular discourse and also by bringing national attention to the plight of the impoverished.

Of course increasing attention, focus and money on support of the impoverished is a good thing, but U.S. investment in fundamental science and space exploration has a dramatic positive impact on our overall economy and thus the plight of the impoverished.

For decades they've ignored the plight of their impoverished populace, who are courageously holding them accountable.

Romney's statement acknowledges that the safety net may be torn, inadequate, and overburdened, while in the same breath that he claims it exists which relieves him of any need to worry about the plight of these impoverished Americans.

Rather, it is time for encouragement and support to achieve the mutual goal of opening up Myanmar and improving the plight of its mostly impoverished people.

And today, Democrats focused their arguments on free speech and the plight of women in impoverished countries.