Sentences with phrase «barely subsisting»

Not for Thornton the sameness of the Australian outback, Sweet Country offers sequences of beautiful and brutal landscapes populated by people barely subsisting.

(Further, lean startup techniques have increased the total number of zombie companies that are barely subsisting: Not growing but not dying.

A world in which the rich grow vastly richer while the poor barely subsist may not be a sustainable one.

Those God has not blessed, who have no such vast herds and spacious homes, but barely subsist on the land, must relish seeing this rich man stripped of his props and reduced to their level.

Not exact matches

Last year, in a desperate attempt to jump - start healthier habits, I tried the trendy «Master Cleanse,» which had me subsisting on a barely tolerable concoction of lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper, along with all the herbal tea I could drink.