deepening poverty

collocation in English

meaningsofdeepeningandpoverty

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deepening
adjective
uk
/ˈdiː.pən.ɪŋ/us
/ˈdiː.pən.ɪŋ/
increasing or ...
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poverty
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/us
/ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/
the condition of being ...
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(Definition ofdeepeningandpovertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeepening poverty

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They know from bitter experience that politicians' promises of prosperity can easily evaporate intodeepeningpovertyand widening income gaps.
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The adjustment programmes tend to worsen living conditions by depressing real incomes, and have been a recipe fordeepeningpoverty, widening social polarisation, and increasing unemployment across the continent.%!
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On the other hand—and this is the basis of theirdeepeningpoverty—the primary product price index in 1953 was 102; it has sunk to 93.
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That is a reflection of thedeepeningpovertyand destitution of those living in rural areas.
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The story of pensioners in this country is one ofdeepeningpovertyand until they reach grim destitution in the last years of their life.
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The people are still facingdeepeningpoverty, death, destruction and suffering.
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Of course these people come here because of their intense anddeepeningpoverty.
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When set against thedeepeningpovertyof many in our society, the measure is nothing short of obscene.
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Our affluence is based on theirdeepeningpoverty, which is a scandal that ought to sear our consciences.
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It is a scandal that this should happen and that we should be content to base our affluence on theirdeepeningpoverty.
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In addition to political violence anddeepeningpovertywe now see it speed up as we see the inevitability of starvation and disease gripping the five million inhabitants.
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