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decent meal

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meanings of decentand meal


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decent
adjective
uk /ˈdiː.sənt/ us /ˈdiː.sənt/
socially acceptable ...
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meal
noun
uk /mɪəl/ us /mɪəl/
an occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such ...
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Examples of decent meal


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They must have a decentmeal.
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We should not underestimate the value of a decentmeal for many children from deprived homes.
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The man whom he claims attacked him probably had not had a decentmeal for months.
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People will die for want of a decentmeal, which most of us, we hope, will enjoy later this evening.
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Some who live in the area near the home can't get enough to afford a decentmeal.
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It is impossible to keep the cookhouse clean, and it is impossible to cook a decentmeal in such conditions.
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However, for many children it is vital that we accept the responsibility for ensuring that they have at least one decentmeal per day.
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One saw people who had not had a decentmeal for weeks—a really terrible poverty of a degree far worse than anyone sees today.
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It is already miserable because she is living in rotten conditions and cannot wash and bath her children properly, or even cook a decentmeal.
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So many people who rely on manufactured foods do so because they are incapable of cooking a decentmeal for their families.
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Obviously, if people had decent housing they could rely on the unpaid labour of the woman to provide a decentmeal for all of them.
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A man in that position finds it extremely difficult to pay for a decentmeal in the middle of the day.
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I live in an area where it is impossible to get a decentmeal unless one goes to a publichouse at specified times.
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They have been brought into operation, not for the emergency alone, but to enable people to get a decentmeal at a reasonable price.
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Is she further aware that there are woefully few facilities for motorists to stop and stare, and nowhere where they can have a picnic or a decentmeal?
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The food is usually quite inexpensive, with a decentmeal (sandwich, side dish, drink) available for less than ten dollars.
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That is just as true today as ever it was, which is why schools must now introduce breakfast clubs, so that children get a decentmeal and can learn.
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My home village is not unique in having to run a breakfast club at the primary school to ensure that children are given at least one decentmeal a day.
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Through the distribution of these foods, the incomes of farmers went up, and thousands of school children received at least one decentmeal a day.
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