poor people

collocation in English

meaningsofpoorandpeople

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poor
adjective
uk
/pɔːr/us
/pʊr/
having little money and/or ...
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people
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈpiː.pəl/us
/ˈpiː.pəl/
men, women, ...
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(Definition ofpoorandpeoplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Interestingly, work with 'poorpeople' was most popular by the end of the course.
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Thesepoorpeopleoften depend on environmental degradation for their livelihoods.
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Manypoorpeople, particularly in developing countries, rely on natural resources for their livelihood, and these people are very vulnerable to deterioration in the resource.
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There is a vicious circle linking natural disasters with poverty:poorpeoplesuffer more drastically and have less resilience to enable reestablishment after disaster strikes.
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The auctioning off ofpoorpeople, letting them wander around the parish, was prohibited.
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What sort ofpoorpeoplewere granted out-parish relief and on what terms?
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There are many morepoorpeoplethan rich people.
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Talented butpoorpeoplemay not become entrepreneurs if they are outside the credit sector.
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There were fourteen instances in whichpoorpeoplewere admitted to tenements with either reduced or canceled fines.
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Significantly, they are also the result of a history of administration ofpoorpeoplein both rural and urban areas.
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From the equity point of view, the benefits from river cleaning accruing topoorpeopleassume importance and contribute to the increased social benefits.
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We believe this is becausepoorpeopleare likely to be more in a survival and current-consumption mode.
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The homes were no longer intended only forpoorpeople, and residents were now required to pay a fee.
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There were morepoorpeoplethan relief available.
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Unfortunately, he did not elaborate on what else hispoorpeoplemight have done in going 'farther', or, more importantly, what they were thinking.
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