| 词汇 | example_english_breadline |
| 释义 | Examples of breadlineThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. I do not say that we are reduced to the breadline, but the allowance no longer covers the use of the charter flights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of the people who would benefit—though not all—from the £2¼ billion back in their pockets would spend it, because they are living on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A year ago there were 242,000 more persons and their families on the supplementary benefit breadline than at the time of the last election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our courts are full of people who are on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today's statement is a package of broken promises and breadline benefits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The farms in my area are largely family units, which often have a breadline economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What effect will forcing people below the breadline have on their subsequent behaviour? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In revenue terms, that will affect people living on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly, the minority of people who are fortunate enough to be above the breadline should not have their benefits means tested. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only way in which that can be done, however, is by reducing unemployment, unless one is set on putting the unemployed on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are suggesting that the sanction policy will leave people below the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I could then see that once again the poor old man on the breadline will be hammered and the others will go free. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I jotted down some of her words and phrases, such as "fractured society"and"breadline". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a nation, we cannot go forward if we are spending on benefits and keeping families on the breadline, and in many instances in poverty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The absent parent will face a sharp reduction in what is already a breadline income. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To do so when six million people are living on or just above the breadline would be an outrage; it would be obscene. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A thriving economy does not have millions of workers living below the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second factor is that too many farming families exist on the economic breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now many are on the breadline and suffering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The enormous increase in fares has put many of them on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The people who would benefit from these amendments are not people on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does anyone here have any concept of what £8 per week might mean to a woman and children living on the breadline? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Income support is a breadline benefit, payable to people who would otherwise fall below the poverty line, which remains the case even where a person receives other income or benefits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The very generosity of the system has created problems for, or made things slightly more difficult for, families living close to the breadline who received overpayments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Asylum seekers will clearly be forced to try to survive well below the breadline and that will lead to more begging, which is an issue raised during our debates tonight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of them are on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly, many people are on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I quote those figures merely because it seems of some importance that we should bear in mind that these big mining companies are hardly on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They live on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not an incontestable fact that the only people who can get legal aid now are those on the breadline and that the income cut-off is £7,400? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regularly see an increasing number of elderly people who are living close to the breadline and young, single parents who are struggling to get by. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the husband or boyfriend is in prison, there is very little money coming into the household and the wife or girlfriend will be living almost on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are now trying to further curtail the incomes of those who are already living on the breadline in the capital and elsewhere in the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Two of his elder brothers worked with his father at the local colliery and the family was no longer on the breadline. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An estimated 15,380 youngsters were part of the families on the breadline. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the black-earth regions, however, the great majority remained close to the breadline. Many people have spoken about the 18 million unemployed and the 50 million on the breadline. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English None of us is on the breadline yet! From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Yes, many farmers are struggling at the moment, but large, richer farmers, though profits are down, are very far from the breadline. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The depression brought with it widespread hunger and breadlines. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Breadlines and soup kitchens became jammed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The standard of living of our pensioners should be raised above the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A great deal depends upon what is called the breadline, which was the phrase used in the report. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unemployment and social security benefits have always been on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am talking, not about companies that are struggling on the breadline, but about those that are getting a good rate of return. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They, with their families, amount to about 6 million souls, all of whom are maintained marginally above the breadline by weekly handouts from the state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The procedures there seem to be so bureaucratic that many families are left on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem is not just financial, with children being brought up on the breadline and the taxpayer facing a growing benefits bill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We always made sure that we had people here during 1974 and 1979, when we were living on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result is that student nurses—who work long hours and are gaining more and better professional qualifications—are being forced beneath the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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