widespread poverty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwidespreadandpoverty
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widespread
adjective
uk/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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poverty
noun[U]
uk/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/us/ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/
the condition of being ...
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(Definition ofwidespreadandpovertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, during the past five years it has moved from affluence to having severe economic problems andwidespreadpoverty.
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We believe thatwidespreadpovertyin old age is an indictment of our society and that it should be removed.
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There was thenwidespreadpoverty, so that it was worth working hard for a few extra shillings for the family.
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There is stillwidespreadpovertyin industrial areas.
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The survey published last year revealed no evidence ofwidespreadpoverty.
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Certainly, in the context ofwidespreadpoverty, kinship is an eminently vital resource of social, emotional and financial survival.
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A second major difficulty is the apparently intractable problem in many high population areas in identifying profitable activities which could supportwidespreadpovertyreducing growth.
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Scavenging i is associated with high unemployment,widespreadpoverty, and the lack of a safety net for the poor.
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They also worry that the existence of radical movements, fueled by thewidespreadpovertythat often characterizes late-developing countries, might mean that democracy would destabilize economies and threaten capitalists' interests.
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They would sink intowidespreadpoverty, lose any incentive and motivation to earn wages based on merit and have any responsibility taken away from them.
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We live in a world in which there iswidespreadpoverty, disease and malnutrition.
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This week we are reading in the newspapers appeals for money and support resting onwidespreadpoverty, sickness and malnutrition in families throughout the world.
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There was a time when there was no such thing aswidespreadpovertyin this country.
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I want to see thewidespreadpovertyin housing reviewed, and something more achieved than we are doing at present.
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As a result the city's economy stagnated for 30 years and there waswidespreadpovertybefore we painfully diversified.
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The first is the elimination ofwidespreadpovertyand disease.
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It was a retreat from a promise to tacklewidespreadpoverty.
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I would argue that such a review is essential to tackle thewidespreadpovertyin both communities.
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We have only to go round the back streets of our towns and cities to see thatwidespreadpovertyexists.
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As one might expect, public transport problems andwidespreadpovertyin some regions prevented some women from taking full advantage of the facilities on offer.
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