Poor
Meanings and phrases
poor
- deserving or inciting pity; - Galsworthy; hapless; miserable; misfortunate; pathetic; piteous; pitiable; pitiful; wretched
- having little money or few possessions
- characterized by or indicating poverty
- not sufficient to meet a need; inadequate; short
- lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
- unsatisfactory
poor
- people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); poor people
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- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States; bomber; grinder; hero; hero sandwich; hoagie; hoagy; Cuban sandwich; Italian sandwich; sub; submarine; submarine sandwich; torpedo; wedge; zep
n.
- a person who is not very bright; stupid; stupid person; stupe; dullard; dolt; pudding head; pudden-head; pillock
n.
- a law providing support for the poor
- This connects with the Victorian Era poor law policy.
- The boundaries of the districts coincided with those of the boroughs and poor law unions.
- It was originally created as an electoral division in the Thurles poor law union in North Tipperary.
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- any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers; butterfly flower; schizanthus
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- twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos; horse gram; horse grain; Macrotyloma uniflorum; Dolichos biflorus
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- herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather; scarlet pimpernel; red pimpernel; Anagallis arvensis
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- people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); poor
- It provides medicines to the poor people.
- Health insurance policies for poor people covering all diseases.
- poor people are travel by plane.
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- In poor health, in 1576 he made a journey to Italy.
- However, poor health may encourage him to leave.
- For most of his life, Chopin was in poor health.
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- He was sacked in January 2013 due to poor results.
- It was axed on 1 April 2013 due to poor ratings.
- In 1999 the school was closed due to poor performance.
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- Victims reported living conditions to be very poor.
- It was in very poor condition in September of 2018.
- The airport had very poor operating conditions.
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- In 1999 the school was closed due to poor performance.
- The poor performance continued in the Solidarity Cup as well.
- After two years of poor performance, the Tiger funds closed in 2000.
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- It was in very poor condition in September of 2018.
- Casa Milà was in poor condition in the early 1980s.
- Due to its age, it is overall in poor condition.
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- A poor quality diet will curtail mohair development.
- Coal in Italy was scarce and of poor quality.
- There was too little land and the crop was poor quality.
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- He was sacked in January 2013 due to poor results.
- After a string of poor results, Tabb resigned in 2004.
- He was sacked on 30 September 2013, due to poor results.
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- In early , the offense got off to a poor start.
- After a poor start to 1928-9 he moved to inside-right.
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- David "JR" Garcia Jr. was born into a poor family.
- Rajaiah was born in Siddipet, Medak, into a poor family.
- Nguyễn Công Trứ was born into a poor family.
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- The rest of the race was severely affected by poor weather conditions.
- The poor weather also prevented an early morning search for the "Utah".
- FijiFirst leader Frank Bainimarama blamed poor weather for the loss of votes.
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- Currently, Fearnville Hall is in a very poor state of repair.
- But by the 1970s, the church was in poor state of conservation.
- Much of the church as well as the pharmacy now is in poor state.
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- Due to poor sales, no further seasons were released.
- After poor sales, the series was discontinued.
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- Many spent years in isolated and often poor conditions.
- He also closed the Everett Tuberculosis Hospital due to poor conditions.
- These German and Irish residents lived in poor conditions throughout the 1850s and ‘60s.
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- To a poor man has not got the right that he has had.
- He assumes that Amba Prasad is a poor man and pays him.
- A poor man's marriage will kill you early.
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- The German soil is relatively poor in raw materials.
- He was dropped after the 2nd Test after a relatively poor series.
- English is taught in high school, but the standard is relatively poor.
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- She does charity by giving presents to poor children.
- He started a free nursery school for the poor children in Benaras.
- The schools are designed to provide an education to poor children around the world.
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- It received poor reviews and was panned by critics.
- It earned poor reviews and box office results.
- Her acting in the film met with poor reviews.
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- This was also Nathan Astle's last match, retiring due to poor form.
- It is a challenging exercise, as poor form or execution can cause serious injury.
- England, now led once again by David Gower, suffered from injuries and poor form.
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- Electricity is a privilege unavailable to most poor families in Nepal.
- The plot concerns several poor families living in the slums of 19th century London.
- Children who are from poor families in Ghana are likely to find themselves on the streets.
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- These however, were closed two years after because of poor enrollment.
- The MAX was discontinued months after its introduction because of poor sales in Japan.
- However, he describes those critiques as coming across because of poor media reportage.
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- He found that the churches were extremely poor.
- Some miners had extremely poor housing.
- The remake got extremely poor reviews.
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- Owing to poor visibility, the crew could not detect the obstructions on the runway.
- Meanwhile, "Lützow" closed to within of the convoy, but due to poor visibility, she held her fire.
- The equipment necessary for daytime flight is inadequate when flying at night or in poor visibility.
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- On 8 September 2015, Dickov was dismissed as Doncaster manager due to poor performances.
- Russell was sacked as a result of the team's poor performances and in came Billy Johnston.
- Due to his poor performances he left FC Vaslui and joined the third division team Fortuna Brazi.
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- The theme of the song is the divide between rich and poor.
- The gap between rich and poor is going to become colossal.
- His rule was criticized for a growing disparity between rich and poor.
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- He was sacked on 6 September 2012, after a poor run of form.
- After that result, however, Norwich entered a poor run of form.
- He ended his poor run of form with a hat-trick in the 4–1 win over Nottingham Forest at Turf Moor.
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- However, the recording quality was deemed too poor to broadcast.
- The finger-holds are too poor to hang on should the toes catch on each other.
- They also stated that many American Samoans are too poor to afford "high-speed internet".
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- His conditioning had become so poor that he could barely trot around the bases.
- The standard was so poor, that Sky Sports stopped broadcasting it halfway through.
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- It was axed on 1 April 2013 due to poor ratings.
- However, "Rosie Live" did not return due to poor ratings.
- The PC version of the game received moderate to poor ratings.
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- The judgment was never collected because of the league's poor financial condition.
- Monteverdi also resented his increasingly poor financial treatment by the Gonzagas.
- However, the plan was foiled by the poor financial state of the companies involved.
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- Goldwater's poor showing pulled down many supporters.
- On January 22, 2008, after a poor showing Fred Thompson dropped out of the race.
- However, they lost to Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets after poor showing by the batsmen.
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- Robinson and Jones talked about the contract issues and poor management of En Vogue.
- In 2010, she left En Vogue once again due to poor management and compensation of work.
- Due to poor management, the team signed a number of over-paid and under-performing "stars".
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- It also identifies heavily indebted poor countries.
- Disparities of water are at the base of all inequalities in poor countries.
- Rich and poor countries worldwide must urgently choose to tackle this problem.
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- Personnel issues also played their part in a poor season.
- Méthélie also had a poor season personally.
- A poor season spent fighting relegation resulted in a final position of 18th.
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- Among the poor women, silver replaces the gold.
- This effect is even stronger for poor women.
- Banerji and her husband made a shelter for homeless and poor women in their own house.
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- Food insecurity has also been correlated with poor economic growth.
- In 2011, prostitution was on the rise due to poor economic conditions.
- May 2011 saw mass protests and strikes over the poor economic situation.
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- "The Messiah is at the gates of Rome, sitting among the poor, the sick and wretched.
- It occurred when the economy was stagnant and Chávez's approval ratings were falling even among the poor.
- In the movement for infusing new spiritual life into the church services, especially among the poor, How was a great force.
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- Ekeberg suffered from poor health throughout his life.
- Both shows suffered from poor ratings.
- The film, like "Gates of Heaven", suffered from poor distribution.
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- In 2012, Bottomley published a popular version of his research on poor whites in South Africa.
- Upper-class and middle-class white populations feared the empowerment of freedmen and poor whites.
- The popular claim is that in Brazil, poor whites are considered black and wealthy blacks are considered white.
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- After leaving Oxford, Rawnsley went to work among the urban poor in London.
- Ninh and the "Lutteurs" "focused squarely on the plight of the urban poor, the workers and peasant labourers."
- The participants in the demonstrations included workers, students, and the urban poor, living on the outskirts of Baghdad.
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- Mobile reception is generally poor at Springbrook.
- The film received generally poor reviews.
- The quality of the railway infrastructure is generally poor.
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- However, the film had a poor reception, described as "appallingly unfunny".
- Despite the game's poor reception, a sequel called "" was released a year later.
- The audience was made up of Soviet cultural officials who gave the work a poor reception.
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- Both families live in poverty and endure very poor living conditions.
- In 1859, there were more than 23 million serfs in usually poor living conditions.
- said the shantytown was meant to symbolize the poor living conditions of sweatshop workers.
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- This was considered an improvement on the Workhouse system of poor relief.
- As one of the earliest advocates of poor relief, he played a major part in the Relief of the Poor Act of 1782.
- In 1782, his name was given to the Relief of the Poor Act 1782 In 1787 Gilbert introduced another bill related to poor relief.
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- It received poor reviews and was panned by critics.
- "Hot Milk and Pepper" received poor reviews.
- The series received poor ratings and was canceled in the fall of 2002.
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- Honcharenko was born in a poor working family.
- The "canuts" (silk workers) were subject to extremely poor working conditions.
- The strikes were held over poor pay, poor working conditions, and lack of employee benefits.
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- Over time many poor non-refugees also settled in the camp.
- Provisions which disenfranchised blacks resulted in excluding many poor Whites.
- The area also drew many poor, disfranchised people who became subsistence farmers.
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- They have poor eyesight, but keen senses of hearing, smell, and touch.
- His poor eyesight, however, prevented him from taking part in the South African War.
- He tried to enlist in the military but was turned away because of his poor eyesight.
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- Because of this, his main support base has been the rural poor.
- Today she is remembered for her lyrics, which told of Thailand's rural poor.
- He had followers amongst the rural poor, who began worshipping him as a saint.
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- He uses the money to help the poor in his village, and provide them jobs.
- Vasen also spent much of her time volunteering her services to help the poor Jewish community.
- Everything is provided by the school to help the poor social and economic background of students.
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- Performance of the club then tailed off, accompanied by poor attendance and revenue.
- Prior to Stouffer's purchase, the team was rumored to be relocated due to poor attendance.
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- Yu was a child of poor farmers in Geumsan county.
- after he was lifetime was poor farmers.
- There were mainly large haciendas and some scattered houses where poor farmers lived.
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- The basin is characterized by poor soil, generally of Voltaian sandstone.
- These were not very successful except in Bewbush because of the poor soil.
- Palliser's Triangle consisted of poor soil and was arid and uninhabitable.
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- Those hospitalized in Egypt also alleged poor treatment in Egyptian hospitals.
- When she confronts her best friend Trina about her poor treatment of her boyfriend, Trina begins to get angry.
- Her writing criticised the Quaker's management and their motives and noted of their poor treatment of John Pennyman.
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- Both families live in poverty and endure very poor living conditions.
- In 1859, there were more than 23 million serfs in usually poor living conditions.
- said the shantytown was meant to symbolize the poor living conditions of sweatshop workers.
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- The rest of the race was severely affected by poor weather conditions.
- Passage was hampered by poor weather conditions, but the convoy did not come under attack.
- However, due to very poor weather conditions, the start was moved to Spondigna and the stage was shortened to .
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- People who suffer from neurotmesis often face a poor prognosis.
- After another haemorrhage, Anna called the doctors, who gave a poor prognosis.
- All four had a poor prognosis with death expected within a few days and all four survived surgery.
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- The sector is plagued by erratic rainfall and poor soils.
- "A. mearnsii" does not grow well on very dry and poor soils.
- It is in the main a region of poor soils and unreliable rainfall.
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- The mine had a poor reputation with the saying ″on boiling mine payday″, meaning never.
- Faced with high maintenance costs and a poor reputation, Alcatraz closed on March 21, 1963.
- Tandon motorcycles suffered from a poor reputation as regards design, materials and build quality, enjoying only limited popularity.
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- would put the working poor making University of Colorado apparel out of work.
- Seeing his dedication for helping the working poor, the Chief Minister (Gummadi Venkateswara Rao) asks him to enter politics.
- The RSA is intended to offset the loss of certain social benefits when resuming employment and provides additional income to the working poor.
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- The "canuts" (silk workers) were subject to extremely poor working conditions.
- The strikes were held over poor pay, poor working conditions, and lack of employee benefits.
- Many young people resort to such poor working conditions to earn work experience in the tough job market.
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- The original source region has since become an area of carr with poor water quality.
- After leading a crusade against Denver's poor water service, she was recruited to run for office.
- There were several typhoid epidemics during the late 19th century due to poor water quality further downstream.
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- The album sold poorly, possibly as a result of poor advertising.
- During the late 1990s, teachers and students started to become sick as a result of poor air quality.
- In many cases it is simply the result of poor engineering along highways where it is a regular occurrence.
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- The crash of Flight 4146 was blamed on poor maintenance.
- The fire was blamed on poor maintenance and outdated equipment.
- A USMC investigation concluded that poor maintenance caused the engine malfunction.
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- Additionally it gives out scholarship's to poor and needy students.
- This day, in some communities, also marks a day when the poor and needy are offered food in memory of the dead.
- Granitz and his family were philanthropists as they often aided poor and needy, organizing charity fundraisers.
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- Tyrannicides have a poor record of achieving their intended outcome.
- Wales had a poor record against Scotland having won only 18 games up to that point, with Scotland successful in 60.
- England have a notoriously poor record at The Gabba, and have only won two test matches at the ground since the end of the Second World War.
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- Gave scholarships to deserving and poor students.
- It supported twenty-four poor students of the diocese.
- In Copenhagen he lived in Regentzen, a building for poor students.
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- It was in very poor condition in September of 2018.
- The connecting road between Balishwar and Serandi is of very poor condition.
- Small streams in dairy farming areas were identified as being in very poor condition.
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- However, the buildings offered poor sanitation.
- When she was eight, Ethel contracted erysipelas, a disease associated with poor sanitation.
- Inadequate food, overcrowding, poor sanitation, and inadequate medical care were pervasive.
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- It received poor reviews and was panned by critics.
- "Hot Milk and Pepper" received poor reviews.
- Despite the good sales, the series thus far has received poor reviews.
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- The engraved impressions are generally rather poor.
- He had four sons and two daughters, but was rather poor.
- Violet's father has recently died and left his wife and daughter rather poor.
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- He also initiated the "Invitation to Law Program" for teaching law at elementary schools and high schools, particularly at poor communities.
- From this embassy, Givens launched the Poor People’s Development Foundation (PPDF), which sought to help poor communities develop cooperatives.
- Jesuit Volunteer Corps The Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) is an organization of lay volunteers who volunteer one year or more to community service with poor communities.
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- As Costas stated on Ken Burns' "Baseball", he had a very poor relationship with his father.
- Despite his reputation in the NYPD, Ruditsky had a poor relationship with the Los Angeles Police Department.
- As Tsesarevich—and then as Tsar—Alexander had an extremely poor relationship with his brother Grand Duke Vladimir.
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- Most commonly in residences, elevated relative humidity is produced by poor drainage systems.
- "C. rigida" grows to 4 metres high and is found in shady, damp forest areas with poor drainage.
- With their own flax crop ruined by rain and poor drainage, Alex and Peter help harvest a neighbouring farmer's crop.