Sentences with phrase «comfortable upper middle»

But 1914 was to be the year in which this comfortable upper middle - class life was to be darkened considerably by two tragedies, one historic and one familial.

Bridget Cardigan is shocked to learn that she is on the verge of losing her home and comfortable upper middle class lifestyle when her husband Don is downsized from his job.

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The assumptions of cutthroat libertarianism were so embedded in the worldview of these lucky newcomers that they spoke as though the victims of tech - fueled displacement and gentrification had chosen to live in poverty and squalor, just as they themselves chose to learn to code, chose a management - track job at a major corporation, and chose to set themselves up for a comfortable upper - middle - class suburban life.

According to Rah, «fifty years ago, if you were asked to describe a typical Christian in the world, you could confidently assert that person to be an upper middle - class, white male, living in an affluent and comfortable Midwest suburb.

Under your upper back, place one block on the low or middle height, lengthwise on the mat; then place a second block on any height (depending on what's comfortable for your neck) under your head, creating a T shape.

It was affixed to those achievement - obsessed upper - middle class parents who cared so much about their children's comfortable excellence that they did everything they could to ensure it — like the kids» homework, mainly.

Many upper - middle - class parents are willing to have their children be «the first» white kids in a school and are comfortable with the idea of their child being a superminority.

Ground Rules for Discussion (PDF): An activity for upper elementary, middle and high school students to help create ground rules that promote a safe and supportive atmosphere where youth feel comfortable and where they perceive that their ideas and feelings are accepted and valued.

All those who wrote such articles enjoy comfortable upper - middle class lives; do they want to reduce teachers to penury?

Shriver examines the aftermath through the eyes of three generations of the Mandible family, who are leading comfortable upper - middle - class lives up until the day everything changes.

Most of these large, comfortable cabins with single beds on the middle or upper decks have sofa groups.

These comfortable, standard inside cabins for two people on the middle or upper decks have separate beds, one of which converts into a sofa.

The A / C saloon is large and comfortable and in addition to the table and benches in the middle of the main deck, there is a lot of space on the upper deck.

Mercer was shaped by her upper - middle - class upbringing in the New York suburb of Yorktown Heights, where her father then worked at IBM, pulling down a comfortable salary but not enough to cover college tuition for three daughters, friends said.