The phrase 'to make a livelihood' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the means of earning enough money to support oneself and one's family. Example: For many people in this city, fishing is the only way to make a livelihood.
A chance to make a livelihood at something they love to do".
"We are just trying to make a livelihood, to eat," she shouted.
In addition, theological controversies in the 4th and 5th centuries often resulted in bishops being deprived of their sees; they retained their consecration as bishops but had to wander to make a livelihood.
"When you go down that main street there, and see tens of thousands of people milling about the place, with barely an umbrella; these people, they're just incredible, selling every day to make a livelihood," Mr. O'Brien said a few days before the inauguration, scheduled for Tuesday.
We are not criminals!" Despite their timeless presence in New York – where, according to a report by the Institute for Justice, they contribute $293m annually to the economy – street vendors are embattled on all sides: by the police, by the brick-and-mortar storeowners who view them as unfair competition, by the bureaucracy that they believe strangles their ability to make a livelihood.
Despite the negative reactions, Bentine still has enough clients to make a livelihood.
Capabilities, assets, and activities to make a living are vital for assessing livelihood resilience (Tanner et al. 2014).
Peasants have been subject to historical marginalization which made them easy targets for 'assimilation' processes through incorporation in 'productive alliances' since these schemes were presented and perceived as "the" option to gain or maintain access to land and make a livelihood.
They thought they had found "a quiet corner" of the Russian Empire in which "to make a bit of a livelihood", but in fact Hartenstein was simply running through his money.
But for now, Mr. Leggat said, "there's not a critical mass of folks who can make a livelihood just working in the business".
The tappers' idea of creating sustainable reserves where forest people can make a livelihood from extractive industries has become a global model for managing forests and Acre now has a two-million-hectare reserve.
