Sentence examples for special plight from inspiring English sources

Given the special plight of domiciliary care businesses, let's hope their files are top of his in-tray.

Some activists hope that drafters of future peace treaties will be prompted to recognize the special plight of underage soldiers, perhaps making provisions to start the difficult process to help them rejoin civilian society.

As for the special plight of women in prison, a writer in Slate has disquieting statistics: "According to a report (PDF) published by advocacy group the Women's Prison Association in 2009, the number of women in prison had risen by a stunning 823 percent since 1977, compared to a relative increase of about half that much in men.

"Private Traders See Gold in Venture Capital Ruins" (April 15) dealt with the problems of venture capital investors during a market downturn but did not consider the special plight of corporations that have strategic venture investment programs -- seeking benefits beyond profits by investing in private companies.

We'll have about two dozen reporters and editors dedicated to this subject and they'll cover as many facets of this problem as they can -- from health care, education, suburban strife, and the withering social safety net to the special plight of children and the violence and tumult of the world that engulfs those who have been poor for generations.

We care about the survivors as Jews, because their special collective plight is so realistically presented, but we also care about them because they themselves are so realistically presented: flawed, like us.

Kendall Ciesemier is the founder of charity Kids Caring 4 Kids, an organisation she created after seeing an Oprah Winfrey special on the plight of Aids orphans in Africa.

Of special concern is the plight of the child soldiers.

This friend and I had just had Apollo, and it was perhaps her way of making our plight seem special.

The US response put special emphasis on the plight of dozens of babies and children who were already preparing for a new life with American families.

Alby's leadership was all the more meaningful as his dedicated professional expertise engendered in all who came in contact with him, a very special empathy for the plight of our precious children he led tirelessly and truly for more than two decades.