单词 subsistence level 释义 BETA

Examples ofsubsistence level

Dictionary> Examples ofsubsistence levelsubsistence levelisn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help!Add a definitionIncreased productivity of this kind evidently lowered thesubsistencelevelin terms of minimum farm size and partly explains the higher population density in the plain.From theCambridge English CorpusYet with all that, the average basic wage of cinema employees is below what the trade union movement regards as asubsistencelevel.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0It would be very desirable if we could get the pension rates nearersubsistencelevel, but that would involve a considerable increase in contributions.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0The retirement pension has not been at thesubsistencelevelat any time.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0On the one hand, he said that the purpose of a pension was not to provide asubsistencelevelfor the pensioner.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Many households in our case-study areas were living close to their minimumsubsistencelevel.From theCambridge English CorpusTheir standards of living were near or belowsubsistencelevelat times of crop failure.From theCambridge English CorpusFirst, the goods depicted (fruits and goats) have, as far as one can tell, only use value at asubsistencelevel.From theCambridge English CorpusBecoming a wage-dependent weaver did not necessarily mean a life atsubsistencelevel.From theCambridge English CorpusUnder these conditions most people's subsistence needs would be met by hunting as long as they all confined their takings to thesubsistencelevel.From theCambridge English CorpusGenerally, therefore, retired people can only apply for supplementary social assistance for occasional needs and when their means fall below thesubsistencelevel.From theCambridge English CorpusMost people are atsubsistencelevel, eking out a living.From theCambridge English CorpusEvery fifth pensioner household in this group had a pension below thesubsistencelevel, so they were compelled to sell produce to compensate for their low income.From theCambridge English CorpusChow (1982) found that elders living alone were the most deprived group, and many were living barely above thesubsistencelevel.From theCambridge English CorpusThroughout the last decade, the average real value of the state pension has been only just above the minimumsubsistencelevel, and many pensioners receive substantially lower amounts.From theCambridge English CorpusAlternatively, it could be that most farm communities are at aboutsubsistenceleveland, thus, they cannot afford to invest in the resource by reducing the cultivated area.From theCambridge English Corpus

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