Adjective : a poor family living on welfare. ,a region poor in mineral deposits. ,poor workmanship. ,poor soil. ,poor health. ,a poor cook. ,a poor audience. ,They shared their poor meal with a stranger. ,The poor dog was limping. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : sympathy for the poor. From Dictionary.com.
African women who dominate, in numbers, those we term the poorest of the poor. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
It's quite simple really, they should be forced to live in poorest parts of London. From Wordnik.com. [Housing all MPs in upmarket student halls of residence] Reference
“The poorest is arrayed in silks and satins of as fine a texture as the highest titled among them.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876] Reference
A short walk from those shinier parts of Vancouver, this is sometimes called the poorest postal code in Canada. From Wordnik.com. [Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
The poorest is a good customer of the dairy farmer. From Wordnik.com. [In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller"] Reference
It is described as the poorest country for corn that. From Wordnik.com. [Indians of North Carolina: Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Transmitting, in Response to a Senate Resolution of June 30, 1914, a Report on the Condition and Tribal Rights of the Indians of Robeson and Adjoining Counties of North Carolina] Reference
The poorest are the ones most affected by climate change. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Bulldog & Ronin] Reference
Haiti was well-known as the poorest country in the hemisphere. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Ban urges G20 leaders to invest in 'green' economy on second day of Toronto summit] Reference
Considered by province, the poorest were the Eastern Cape at 50. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"Our province is usually referred to as the poorest of the poor. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Even the poorest is the cream of the country as compared with the surrounding farms. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter of the Land] Reference
In the best of times Haiti is known as the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2010] Reference
• This is when Haiti began to be known as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
Bhutan and Ladakh, these countries, on paper, will be described as the poorest of the poor. From Wordnik.com. [Organic Consumers Association News Headlines] Reference
ROMANS: Disaster planners say it's widely known that the poorest are the least likely to leave. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 2, 2005] Reference
Having called the poorest of his neighbors about him, he addressed them in the following manner. From Wordnik.com. [Our Own Third Reader: for the Use of Schools and Families] Reference
The LDCs, which number 49, are described as the poorest of the world's poor, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Asian Tribune] Reference
The worst-affected are the 48 least developed countries (LDCs) - described as the poorest of the poor - 33 of which are in. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
It's often described as the poorest, most over-crowded, and most politically deranged place in the capital, if not the whole country. From Wordnik.com. [Michael J. Totten] Reference
Until it was flattened by a massive earthquake last month, Haiti was best known as the poorest neighbour of the world's richest country. From Wordnik.com. [The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage] Reference
Most of us have been checked in such silly efforts to do good through forgetfulness of the fact that usually the poorest are the proudest. From Wordnik.com. [My Life as an Author]
Anyway, Oaxaca and Chiapas uncontested are the "poorest" states in Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [Las Se�oras de Tehuantepec] Reference
Years ago, when Saxby Chambliss was elelcted, he was the " poorest" member. From Wordnik.com. [Broken Government: Middle class fed up?] Reference
The 'poorest' multimillionaire, Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her. From Wordnik.com. [Charter] Reference
They'd be the "poorest" of the Canadian teams, but just as financially competitive as the majority of US based franchises. From Wordnik.com. [NHL Team For Winnipeg?] Reference
PPP 'poorest' among poor political parties in Pakistan!. From Wordnik.com. [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference
The bottom third segments related to affluence (aka the "poorest") are 37% more likely to use MySpace. From Wordnik.com. [Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim] Reference
Nepal is in 63rd position but is the last of the nations with a + balance but it is about the "poorest" nation on earth. From Wordnik.com. [billingsgazette.com] Reference
It doesn't appear that any new senators who've filed disclosure reports are in debt -- in fact, the "poorest" Senate freshman. From Wordnik.com. [Sunlight Foundation Transparency Ecosystem] Reference
2 hr 19 min ago, -1 / +0Right - and the poorest will be the most impacted. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
27, 28. bread of affliction, water of affliction -- that is, the poorest prison fare. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
But it's the president who must make sure the poorest don't get poorer still. From Wordnik.com. [Why Welfare Isn't Vietnam] Reference
So don't believe that it isn't possible to educate the world's poorest children. From Wordnik.com. [Education, the Song of Hope] Reference
Even in squatter camps, the poorest of the poor now have communal taps and toilets. From Wordnik.com. [Up From The Ashes] Reference
Today, all but the poorest countries are likely to possess radar, mines and ship-killing missiles. From Wordnik.com. [The Few, The Proud, The Savvy] Reference
In the poorest countries-Burkina-Faso, Ethiopia and Mali-about one in four children dies before the age of 5. From Wordnik.com. [A Longing For Liberty] Reference
The program aims at kids from conception through age 4 and is entirely free for the poorest 40 percent of the population. From Wordnik.com. [Chile Starts Early] Reference
Faith communities have the best access to the poorest, the least educated, those living off the beaten track in poor rural areas. From Wordnik.com. [Help From People Of Faith] Reference
Winnie's supporters recalled her long, brave fight against apartheid and her current efforts to help the poorest black South Africans. From Wordnik.com. [The Case Against Winnie] Reference
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