Sentence examples for total poverty from inspiring English sources

"We live in total poverty," said Marianne Christina da Silva, the secretary of the residents' association.

Poverty is twice as high in rural areas, which account "for nearly 85% of total poverty".

It was probably in 1207 that Francis felt the call to a life of preaching, penance, and total poverty.

As Nigeria's economy has grown spurred by oil extraction, agriculture, and foreign investment so has the percentage of its citizens who live in total poverty.

She and Woods, who composed the rule for the order, insisted that the sisters would accept a life of total poverty, trusting in divine providence.

Clare and her followers were lodged by Francis in the Church of San Damiano, where they lived a severe life of total poverty.

The subgroup decompositions suggest that the most important factors accounting for the changes in total health poverty in Britain include a rise of both health poverty and population shares of persons cohabiting and couples with no children as well as an increase of the population of retired persons.

Forty-two percent of American adults in total believed poverty was due to a lack of effort, while 53percentt believed it was due to difficult circumstances. .

The province contributes 19% of the total national poverty [ 6, 7].

The region contributes one-fifth of the total national poverty [ 17, 18].

Meanwhile, the total consumption poverty line for a family of average size (5 people) was estimated at $533 in July 2011 [ 39].