| 单词 | subsistence level |
| 释义 | BETA Examples ofsubsistence levelDictionary> Examples ofsubsistence level subsistence levelisn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help! Add a definition Increased productivity of this kind evidently lowered thesubsistencelevelin terms of minimum farm size and partly explains the higher population density in the plain. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet with all that, the average basic wage of cinema employees is below what the trade union movement regards as asubsistencelevel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be very desirable if we could get the pension rates nearersubsistencelevel, but that would involve a considerable increase in contributions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The retirement pension has not been at thesubsistencelevelat any time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the one hand, he said that the purpose of a pension was not to provide asubsistencelevelfor the pensioner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many households in our case-study areas were living close to their minimumsubsistencelevel. From theCambridge English Corpus Their standards of living were near or belowsubsistencelevelat times of crop failure. From theCambridge English Corpus First, the goods depicted (fruits and goats) have, as far as one can tell, only use value at asubsistencelevel. From theCambridge English Corpus Becoming a wage-dependent weaver did not necessarily mean a life atsubsistencelevel. From theCambridge English Corpus Under these conditions most people's subsistence needs would be met by hunting as long as they all confined their takings to thesubsistencelevel. From theCambridge English Corpus Generally, therefore, retired people can only apply for supplementary social assistance for occasional needs and when their means fall below thesubsistencelevel. From theCambridge English Corpus Most people are atsubsistencelevel, eking out a living. From theCambridge English Corpus Every fifth pensioner household in this group had a pension below thesubsistencelevel, so they were compelled to sell produce to compensate for their low income. From theCambridge English Corpus Chow (1982) found that elders living alone were the most deprived group, and many were living barely above thesubsistencelevel. From theCambridge English Corpus Throughout the last decade, the average real value of the state pension has been only just above the minimumsubsistencelevel, and many pensioners receive substantially lower amounts. From theCambridge English Corpus Alternatively, it could be that most farm communities are at aboutsubsistenceleveland, thus, they cannot afford to invest in the resource by reducing the cultivated area. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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