pockets of poverty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpocketandpoverty
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pocket
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɒk.ɪt/us/ˈpɑː.kɪt/
a small bag for carrying things in, made of cloth and sewn into the inside or onto the outside of a piece ...
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poverty
noun[U]
uk/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/us/ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/
the condition of being ...
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(Definition ofpocketandpovertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We found that the other greatpocketofpovertyexisted among elderly widows.
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In the 1960s, they were forced to sell ancestral land and went from having $10 million in a federal reserve to being considered apocketofpoverty.
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Affluent regions should perhaps be allowed or obliged to do more to eliminate pockets of poverty.
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We must clearly give great thought to the idea of priority areas to be tackled as well as priority categories or pockets of poverty.
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These were the pockets of poverty that we made up our minds to overcome.
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There are the not insignificant and all too intractable pockets of poverty in our country.
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It will allow us to get to grips with pockets of poverty at home and do more to remove starvation and misery abroad.
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It is a well-heeled, affluent area, but it has pockets of poverty and deprivation.
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Do they tackle their pockets of poverty with it?
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The programme is a successful way of reaching those pockets of poverty that still exist in many of our towns and communities.
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The reason for the pockets of poverty today is that the help which is given is misdirected.
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The problem of poverty is a widespread one containing lots of small pockets of poverty.
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Even now, despite being in the south-east, there are severe pockets of poverty there.
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There are areas of growth, too, but the pockets of poverty hurt deeply.
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There are also pockets of poverty throughout the capital, which we must tackle, wherever they are.
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They should see the pockets of poverty and hopelessness and consider them alongside those generalities.
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However, it needs to be recognised that affluence is still to be found alongside pockets of poverty.
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Even those pockets of poverty untouched by a high-wage and high-employment economy have been substantially reduced by a diversity of state welfare services.
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There are pockets of poverty which need to be cleared, but it is very different from the legacy which was left from pre-war days.
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