Example sentences of "to eke out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matthew Paris says that he convicted innumerable monks and laymen , nobles and commoners , on a multitude of indictments for breaches of the Forest law , and , in order to enrich the king , imposed such heavy penalties on the offenders that many were flung into prison , many were despoiled of all their goods and were forced to eke out a bare existence in misery , and many others became exiles and wandering beggars . |
| 2 | However , they have consistently opted to eke out a living by temporary migration and wage labour rather than leaving in such numbers so as to exceed natural population growth , and thereby ease the pressure . |
| 3 | Nationally , the largest number of homes in bad condition were owner-occupied , and probably reflect the difficulties that the retired home-owner faces today in trying to eke out a fixed income . |
| 4 | Many of those at the foot of the scale , whose substance was equalled by that of superior labourers , must have occupied very small holdings , and had to eke out a livelihood with occasional labouring or working at some by-employment ; they have aptly been termed ‘ cottage farmers ’ . |
| 5 | Finally came the bookshop where dear Mr Sneddles tried to eke out a living . |
| 6 | To eke out the small meat ration , people formed pig clubs which is what you were talking about . |
| 7 | The Green manifesto calls for drastic measures to eke out the earth 's dwindling resources and reduce pollution . |
| 8 | Over a million people found themselves dependent on supplementary benefit to eke out an inadequate existence as regards food and drink , with inflation taking its toll of what was provided . |
| 9 | In the longer term the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees tried to help individual farmers to eke out an adequate living , encourage the organization of small farmers at the village level , and foster the growth of a farming structure better able to stand up to the rigours of occupation than the present one in which middlemen and large landowners dominated agriculture . |
| 10 | The river banks were frequently lined with curious onlookers who struggle to eke out an existence in this harsh environment . |