Example sentences of "[art] poor and [art] " in BNC.

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1 On 1st August 1705 the system was changed , so that the interest on these sums should be received by the overseers of the poor and a fixed amount of £7 10 0d be paid annually to the Master .
2 Prenzlauer Berg was one of the most deprived and crime-ridden areas of East Berlin , a haven for the criminals who lived off the poor and an ideal proving ground for the young officer .
3 Loyalty to crown and ‘ country ’ sometimes exceeded in the colonies that in the core of the Empire itself , especially among the poor and the powerless .
4 ‘ This can lead to judgements being made about the unsuccessful , the unemployed , the poor and the unintelligent which are both uncharitable and untrue .
5 ‘ They persuade the poor and the low paid to play this game — leaving them exposed to massive fines and levies , ’ Mr Davies said .
6 This can lead to judgements being made about the unsuccessful , the unemployed , the poor and the unintelligent which are both uncharitable and untrue .
7 This can lead to judgements being made about the unsuccessful , the unemployed , the poor and the unintelligent , which are both uncharitable and untrue . ’
8 This can lead to judgements being made about the unsuccessful , the unemployed , the poor and the unintelligent which are both uncharitable and untrue .
9 At the lower levels their aim was to promote aid from less unfortunate households to the poor and the starving .
10 In spite of the shift to the political right there remains widespread support for state-funded programmes in education and health and for those which are targeted at the poor and the old .
11 His sympathies were also with the poor and the oppressed , and in him Democracy has lost an intellectual , enlightened and patriotic advocate of England 's faith , honour and advancement .
12 Yet more instructions are given as to how the people should live , how they should avoid oppression , and show true compassion for the poor and the vulnerable .
13 The fact is that the Conservative Party did become closely involved in the problems of the poor and the unemployed — although their efforts were often seen as less than caring .
14 His widow withdrew from the Imperial Court and founded a religious order for the relief of the poor and the sick .
15 We were sitting watchin' the news , the world 's in a mess The poor and the hungry , a world of distress Herpes , Aids , the Middle East at full throttle Better check that sausage before you put it in the waffle .
16 This sector supplies both the poor and the rich and produces both goods and services .
17 He chose his companions from among the poor and the despised .
18 But by focusing on a particular selection of empirical evidence , the book seems to shift the blame from the poor and the underclass to women and to their lack of available , acceptable marriage partners .
19 Why was it , thought Henry , that Elinor felt so in tune with the poor and the oppressed of the world ?
20 Personal contact and visits to the homes of the poor and the sick were part of a long-established visiting tradition , but the COS fused this with casework to produce a quite distinctive practice .
21 Other groups , such as single-parent families , the poor and the disabled , will gravitate to or remain in the cities , partially as a result of the relatively greater availability of rented accommodation .
22 This would include putting a church in every housing estate so that members can speak to their neighbours about Christ , and bring his love in practical ways to the poor and the oppressed spiritually and physically .
23 For all your alleged love for the poor and the oppressed , you seem to think that the public ought to be selfish when it votes .
24 All the money should be used to help this country 's hospitals , the poor and the homeless .
25 Overjoyed at having a recognised part to play , he taught the Scriptures , but spent most of his time assisting the poor and the ailing .
26 But what about the poor and the lower middle class ?
27 Another Latin American writer , José P. Miranda , goes even further and argues that God ‘ is knowable exclusively in the cry of the poor and the weak who seek justice ’ .
28 The offer of Jesus is made to the sick , the poor and the bereaved of every nation , not just the Jews .
29 ‘ The struggles of the poor and the honest are always rewarded , ’ she told the collection of blank faces before her .
30 Peter Townsend has had a life-long commitment to the needs of the poor and the powerless , and his studies of the elderly ( 1957 ) and the poor ( 1979 ) are the result of that commitment .
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