Sentence examples for poor ahead of from inspiring English sources

A panel of eminent economists, among them three Nobel prize-winners, placed initiatives to tackle HIV/AIDS, malaria, sanitation and other problems confronting the world's poor ahead of proposals to tackle global warming, which were described as "bad" investments compared with those aimed at tackling these other problems.

Non-itemizers tend to give more to religious organizations (churches especially), while wealthier households, (as I note in my own December report, Tax Reform and the Charitable Deduction), put education, the arts, health and the basic needs of the poor ahead of religious giving.

The findings highlight the widening gap between rich and poor ahead of the annual World Economic Forum this week.

The petition says that Catholic University "needs to put Pope Francis' vision of a church for the poor ahead of the Koch brothers' radical agenda".

Long a champion of the poor and vulnerable, Pope Francis went one step further during the Sunday Angelus message at the Vatican when he told his followers that, "Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own," according to the National Catholic Register.

Earlier, the chief prosecutor had suggested Pistorius is being portrayed as a "poor victim" ahead of his sentencing.

He also said the government's refusal to give him more than 10 minutes of airtime on state television and its decision to give cash handouts to poor families ahead of the election campaign were desperation tactics.

India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, has launched the world's biggest health insurance scheme, promising free coverage for half a billion of India's poorest citizens ahead of national elections in May.

The Brazilian army and navy have deployed thousands of troops in some of Rio de Janeiro's poorest areas ahead of municipal elections on Sunday.

The agencies have lost credibility in reaction to their poor performance in assessing financial markets risks throughout the current crisis, their poor timing, particularly ahead of a crisis, and a lack of transparency in assessing emerging market risk in the past.

David Lloyd George bemoaned the poor economic data ahead of 1910 when the Liberals lost their majority.