Sentence examples for were seen as poor from inspiring English sources

In May of 1931, some Oklahomans organized the United Victims of Jamaica Ginger Paralysis, which claimed to speak for 35,000 stricken people in the U.S. Morgan insists that the jake-leg story is "almost completely about class…[These men] were seen as poor, sloppy drunks".

If you were seen as poor, the university would give you money for pretty much anything.

If it's possible, many Appalachians are as tired of being seen as poor as they are of being poor.

And she was seen as poor white trash".

That we work until 2am?" She told me that not only was that the expectation, but even my habit of taking a lunch break – rather than typing and eating – was seen as poor form.

Even if Mr. Abe becomes prime minister again, analysts said this would not reflect a voter embrace, but rather a rejection of the governing Democrats, who are seen as poor managers of last year's earthquake and nuclear crisis.

Apart from the obvious fact that a poor teacher is a human being too and deserves respect and compassion, there is also the issue of a teacher who is seen as poor being perfectly capable of teaching successfully if they are given the chance to do so.

In some parts of the world, the image of farmers is bound together with thoughts of self-reliance, strength and nostalgia for the countryside, but the Thai farmer is seen as "poor, stupid and unhealthy," said Mr. Iam, who specializes in studying the culture of rice growing.

If anything talking about the crisis is seen as poor taste.

Putting energy and initiative into areas outside of your defined scope of work while your primary tasks lag will only be seen as poor judgment, regardless of what else you might be working on.

The handing of the Royal Commission was seen as poor, and after a combination of public pressure and claims that Stevens had a drinking problem, a second Royal Commission was announced: the only time two Commissions have been held for the same incident.