Sentences with phrase «membership in the middle class»

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In so doing, however, they will be increasing the pool of middle - class blacks and decreasing the membership (at least relatively) of middle - class black churches; for it is common knowledge that the faster blacks become middle - class the faster they leave the church.

It is the ambiguous history of a middle - class, white church in the last decade, during which its mainline denomination declined in membership and influence.

Writing on his website, Mann said: «Hidden from the discussion of Labour's big increase in membership is any analysis of who has joined as fee - paying individual members, but a deeper examination will show that it is overwhelmingly the middle classes who are joining.»

«Hidden from the discussion of Labour's big increase in membership is any analysis of who has joined as fee paying individual members, but a deeper examination will show that it is overwhelmingly the middle classes who are joining.

During my membership in DC37, the union was able to negotiate high enough wages and benefits so that I was able to enter the middle class.

A 1993 front - page New York Times story reported: «Gang membership grows in middle - class suburbs,» showing up in everything from larceny and vandalism in schools to «razors, bats, and bottles, and now to guns.»

Market research by IBISWorld shows that gym memberships have actually increased in the past decade, but when the cost of an all - inclusive gym averages $ 800 a year, many middle - class gym - goers are choosing smaller gyms with fewer amenities over their larger counterparts.

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