Sentence examples for support a household from inspiring English sources

The imbalance has also forced women to rely on themselves — often alone — to support a household.

For Ali, a state employee, the income from his main job simply isn't enough to support a household.

In some ways, it suggests that, ultimately, to move out of extreme poverty into sustainable livelihoods means developing an entrepreneurial venture that can support a household.

The labor policies of today were largely established before most women held jobs, at a time when one middle-class income could support a household.

"I have to do the same things they do plus more to get to the same place," said Ms. Lim, whose mother and father each work two jobs, including running a Laundromat, to support a household of 14 people.

Coolbrith, who began working as a librarian to support a household of relatives, was pushed out of poetry by what she had once called the "aimless fret of household tasks".

Two weeks ago, several nonprofit groups issued a study saying the federal poverty line, $14,150 for a household of three, did not come close to supporting a household of three in New York City.

In Leipzig he supplemented income by renting instruments, selling musical scores and playing at weddings and funerals -- supporting a household in which his second wife, Anna Magdalena, had given birth to 13 children in 19 years (only six survived early childhood).

You probably don't need me to tell you that this  amount of money  is not going to go far in supporting a household full of children, even without gymnastics lessons.

This result supports a household production model of migration where migrants may be temporary by choice and not because of legal restrictions or even a bad experience in the labor market.

Despite claiming to have to resort to manual labour to pay for his food, Belcourt supported a household that included a school teacher, a housekeeper, a Chippewa cook and several servants.