prosperous farmer

collocation in English

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prosperous
adjective
uk
/ˈprɒs.pər.əs/us
/ˈprɑː.spɚ.əs/
successful, usually by earning a lot ...
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farmer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɑː.mər/us
/ˈfɑːr.mɚ/
someone who owns or takes care of ...
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Prices were fixed so that the marginal farmer could live, and the very efficient andprosperousfarmermade enormous profits.
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One poor man who twenty years ago was aprosperousfarmerlost his money through no fault of his own.
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The fact is that he has had his eye on the large andprosperousfarmer.
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If theprosperousfarmersucceeds in becoming a bank director, he gets it both ways.
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By the time he was 30, he was aprosperousfarmerand businessman.
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He was aprosperousfarmerand relied on that economic endeavour for the rest of his life.
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He bought land in this area and became aprosperousfarmer.
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He was aprosperousfarmerand tanner and gradually acquired a considerable amount of land in the area.
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Overall, the direct impact of the new rural policies seems positive for more prosperous farmers, while discriminating against the poorer categories.
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However, the increased well-being of more prosperous farmers may reduce their embeddedness in the local rural community.
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The solvency of the cooperatives was only high when a substantial number of the members were prosperous farmers, or when they benefited from the protection afforded by some big landowner.
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I made the point that there were prosperous farmers.
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Why cannot industry be treated like our prosperous farmers?
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Those who have done so are amongst the most prosperous farmers in the country.
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It is recognised that it is expensive and that it concentrates subsidy income in the hands of the largest and most prosperous farmers.
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We hope not to define our less prosperous farmers in that way.
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I do not think that it is arguable but that it is the larger and more prosperous farmers who will have to put up the money to finance the schemes.
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There are plenty of prosperous farmers to-day.
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They cannot be expected to conform to the same standards as more prosperous farmers, and they should not be constantly in fear of a harassing inspectorate.
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