poverty-stricken
91strapped — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. impoverished, out of money, broke*; see poor 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. penniless, *broke, destitute, impoverished, poverty stricken, needy, *down to one s last dime. ANT.: wealthy, *rolling in dough III… …
92slums — n. poor neighborhoods, densely populated poverty stricken areas slÊŒm n. poor neighborhood, densely populated poverty stricken area of a city; run down and squalid residence that is unfit for human habitation v. visit slums, visit poor run down… …
93starve|ling — «STAHRV lihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. starving; hungry: »Women nursed their starveling infants (Katherine Anne Porter). 2. = poverty stricken. (Cf. ↑poverty stricken) –n. a person or animal that is suffering from lack of food …
94Robert F. Kennedy — Infobox US Cabinet official name= Robert Francis Kennedy caption=Robert F. Kennedy at the White House, 1964 order = United States Senator from New York title= alongside = Jacob K. Javits term start = January 3, 1965 term end = June 6, 1968… …
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96Human trafficking in the Philippines — Human trafficking and the prostitution of children is a significant issue in the Philippines, often controlled by organized crime syndicates. [Citation url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia pacific/6507495.stm date=1 April, 2007 title= Chairman… …
97Latinos in the United States — Towards the latter portion of the twentieth century a gradual demographic transformation has taken place and by the year 2000 the U.S. population was composed of ethnically marked minorities, including African Americans Latinos, and Asian… …
98Inequality in disease — The social inequality of the United States is deep rooted and widespread, even extending into a person’s health, and more specifically their likelihood of developing a disease. Biological factors or inheritable characteristics cannot explain the… …
99Romania — /roh may nee euh, mayn yeuh/, n. a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 21,399,114; 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Cap.: Bucharest. Romanian, România /rddaw mu nyah/. * * * Romania Introduction Romania Background: Soviet… …
100România — /rddaw mu nyah/; Eng. /roh may nee euh, mayn yeuh/, n. Romanian name of ROMANIA. * * * Romania Introduction Romania Background: Soviet occupation following World War II led to the formation of a Communist peoples republic in 1947 and the… …
