increasing poverty

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandpoverty

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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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poverty
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/us
/ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/
the condition of being ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandpovertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Increasingpovertyin old age becomes more evident if we look at work participation rates among the rural aged population.
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His father was still living, but, ' throughincreasingpoverty', was no longer able to maintain him.
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Even today, in the context ofincreasingpoverty, the village retains its reputation as a place of ultimate security.
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On the other hand, a strong conservation trend following a sales tax increase is driven byincreasingpovertyin rural areas.
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The second is to apply the principles of our methodology to their main expenditure categories in order to assess the impact ofincreasingpovertyon their living conditions.
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However, there are some features or conditions associated with these initiatives that could take them into alternative quadrants - those of increasing growth and poverty and decreasing growth withincreasingpoverty.
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It is now 2009 and, despite everything, we are faced withincreasingpovertyand an economic and financial crisis without parallel in history.
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Previous pension reforms are already leading toincreasingpovertyin old age.
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That theory which dominated the 1950s and 1960s led toincreasingpovertygaps and little enclaves which did not promote growth.
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Or is he prepared to allow theincreasingpovertyand homelessness on our streets to be accompanied by scurvy and rickets?
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A fight to the finish will destroy the industry and produceincreasingpovertyand violence.
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There is no question but that there is a link betweenincreasingpoverty, crime and shoplifting.
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It cannot be right that some parts of the world have falling living standards, falling life expectancy andincreasingpoverty.
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The other point is that we have seen the statistics of theincreasingpoverty.
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This is the evidence ofincreasingpovertyin the midst of plenty, unfortunately.
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Withincreasingpovertyand unemployment the scale of the problem has risen alarmingly within the past four years.
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Instead of defending well-being, they have createdincreasingpovertyamong groups such as pensioners, the disabled, single parents and the unemployed and their families.
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It could act as a kind of asset redistribution in a world where there is both increasing wealth andincreasingpoverty.
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