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  • The various forms of giving at Bethel serve as a gathering-in from the middle class, allowing Dr. Reid and his outreach ventures to meet needs in the surrounding resource-poor community.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • And the world's most vulnerable and resource-poor societies will miss critical opportunities to become more climate-resilient.

    Manish Bapna: Climate Adaptation: Can Developing Countries Prepare for a Hotter Tomorrow? Manish Bapna 2011

  • But Saito said she understands why that is the case in a resource-poor country heavily reliant on atomic energy where more than 50 nuclear plants have been built in the past 45 years.

    Japan Still Struggling to Control Crippled Nuclear Plant 2011

  • But Saito said she understands why that is the case in a resource-poor country heavily reliant on atomic energy where more than 50 nuclear plants have been built in the past 45 years.

    Japan Still Struggling to Control Crippled Nuclear Plant 2011

  • An aid-for-trade focus also allowed a resource-poor small island like Cape Verde make significant social and economic progress, enabling it to become more competitive and graduate from its status as a least developed country.

    Stephen P. Groff: Aid for Trade: $100 Billion and Counting Stephen P. Groff 2011

  • The reality of children dying each day from preventable causes in resource-poor nations has remained inexcusable for too long.

    Global Health 2010

  • While its relationship with Washington is paramount, Tokyo has maintained one with Tehran as well, as Iran is a provider of crude oil for the resource-poor country.

    Japan to Continue Dialogue With Iran Kana Inagaki 2012

  • The PAP and the elder Mr. Lee are widely credited with turning Singapore, a resource-poor island of 5.1 million people, into one of the world's most dynamic economies and a major financial center.

    Singapore Vote Lifts Opposition Chun Han Wong 2011

  • The PAP, which is credited with creating a financial dynamo from a small, resource-poor island of 5.1 million people, faced critics who say Singapore's economic success hasn't benefited many middle- and lower-income residents, and comes at the expense of individual liberty.

    Singapore's Lee Shuffles Cabinet P.R. Venkat 2011

  • An aid-for-trade focus also allowed a resource-poor small island like Cape Verde make significant social and economic progress, enabling it to become more competitive and graduate from its status as a least developed country.

    Stephen P. Groff: Aid for Trade: $100 Billion and Counting Stephen P. Groff 2011

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