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Meanings of be poor in English

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Usage of be poor in English
1
He pretended to be poor when he was independent in his circumstances.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great Writers / Dr Lord's U...
2
It may be poor, but it is the best at my disposal.
Captain Blood
3
They might be poor things; but, after all, they were my own.
The "Goldfish" / Being the Confessions af a Successful Man
4
The response to conventional treatment in severe SC may also be poor.
Pubmed
5
Thou must be poor and needy as willingly as full and rich.
The Imitation of Christ
6
So sorry a one that I feared I should be poor company.
The Tavern Knight
7
She tried to realise what it would be like to be poor.
Doctor Claudius, A True Story
8
But he'll never be poor for the want of looking after it.
Orley Farm
9
He replied: It would be poor administration to govern in that way.
The Guardian
10
If they were there at all they would be poor and undeveloped.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein
11
A man owes it to himself and family not to be poor.
One Day's Courtship, and The Heralds of Fame
12
They want you to be poor, and I will tell you why.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2
13
We never can be poor while we have love as a treasure.
Brewster's Millions
14
That will be poor food if they have to work all day.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
15
In small districts, all the children might be poor, making integration impossible.
Reuters
16
That bias will cease, when you cease to be poor and dependent.
Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)
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