Sentences with phrase «great affluence»

Are you specifically looking for people with great affluence and wealth?

And so did great poverty in the midst of great affluence.

Now ubiquitous access to the next generation's tools of commerce will bring even greater affluence and opportunity to these fast - growing parts of the world.

«My current buyer wants to live in a convenient area but they have greater affluence and want bigger, more state - of - the - art homes.»

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What Lasch described in 1972 as «the familiar materials of popular discontent, quietly persisting through three decades of «affluence,»» are once again on the rise: «distrust of officials and official pronouncements; cynicism about the good faith of those in positions of great power; resentment of the rich; a conviction that most things in life are «fixed.

Mass affluence is typically associated with great transformations of society, economy, and individual outlook.

This effort has been extremely difficult due to the great disparity between the affluence of the parent churches and the relative poverty of the churches on the receiving end.

It may be also that Western middle - class affluence will soon be recognized not as the universal ideal but as a remarkable exception in human history, one bearing great stewardship opportunities and responsibilities for worldwide extension of the gospel and for helping the underprivileged to help themselves.

«This too could reflect affluence as out - of - state tuition is typically two - to five - times greater than in - state tuition,» the authors write.

The data show that the percentage of teachers who live in their own districts varies a great deal — from 8 percent to 55 percent in this sample — and tends to increase with the affluence of the district.

We seek to put greater ownership in the hands of parents and families, professional educators and local community leaders — who are passionate and motivated to serve every child no matter what their socioeconomic background, level of affluence, upbringing, native language or country of origin.

in the face of rising productivity and affluence, older workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs; the setting of arbitrary age limits regardless of potential for job performance has become a common practice, and certain otherwise desirable practices may work to the disadvantage of older persons; the incidence of unemployment, especially long - term unemployment with resultant deterioration of skill, morale, and employer acceptability is, relative to the younger ages, high among older workers; their numbers are great and growing; and their employment problems grave; the existence in industries affecting commerce, of arbitrary discrimination in employment because of age, burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce.

Greater community affluence brings with it an increase in real estate values for everyone.

«In best - selling books and powerful speeches, Vogt argued that affluence is not our greatest achievement but our biggest problem,» Mann writes.

In face of impending environmental and social catastrophe, says Steffen, «all over the world, groups of people with graduate degrees, affluence, decades of work experience, varieties of advanced training and technological capacities beyond the imagining of our great - grandparents are coming together, looking into the face of apocalypse... and deciding to start a seed exchange or a kids clothing swap.»

The continued affluence of her company, Great Resumes Fast — recently recognized as the best Resume Writing Service for the fourth time in a row — showcases her state - of - the - art writing abilities and the incredible prowess of her hand - selected team.

Still, the method does not give an indication of the magnitude of the economic transition (eg, moving from affluence to poverty may have greater consequences than moving from relative poverty to poverty).