| The men, obviously bandits or outlaws of some sort, wore drab grey clothes and the horses they were astride seemed to be skinny and underfed. |
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| She had long, brown tatty hair and wore clothes that were nothing more than rags that hung loosely off her fragile, underfed body. |
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| I wondered how his thin, underfed body coped with that kind of work in the hot sun everyday. |
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| The music scene was full of underfed, hard working guys who wrote songs on the bus or in motel rooms. |
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| On May 12 th he had yet another ailment, probably from being run down and underfed, and missed his class at college due to a sore throat. |
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| The army was poorly clothed, badly equipped, short on supplies, lacked proper transportation, and was underfed. |
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| There are many more underfed people in the region, but at least this could have filled the stomachs of the most needy and marginalised people. |
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| Jay, dear, go get her luggage, this little waif who was obviously underfed in London, shouldn't have to carry her own. |
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| But work is sought by many and not easily found by a frail-looking, pale and even slightly underfed, poor girl of thirteen. |
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| The young people of this neighbourhood are underfed, uneducated and looking for a way out. |
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| This could be due to the fact that the countries still have large poverty pockets where populations are underfed. |
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| Whilst not as stark as rumours suggest it is in the countryside, children in the capital do look quite thin and underfed. |
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| These children were poorly dressed for the harsh winter, and many of them looked underfed and underdeveloped. |
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| It would be a great shame and a waste of time and money if the flowers were left dry and underfed, therefore any help with maintaining them would be truly appreciated. |
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| This week Manmohan Singh, the prime minister, said his compatriots should be ashamed that over two-fifths of their children are underfed. |
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| Nevertheless, one third of the population is underfed and notably in Western Africa where soil depletion is the most pronounced. |
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| If at any time the cows are being forced to eat feed left in the bunk, they are being underfed. |
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| The poorest families are being forced to sell underfed animals at low prices to purchase increasingly expensive food. |
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| With flat rate feeding cows are usually underfed during early lactation and overfed during late lactation. |
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| Children are chronically ill, underfed, and victims of a high mortality rate. |
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| When we begin to eat normally again, the body tends to store, in the form of fat, the extra calories it will need the next time it is underfed. |
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| There is no work available and, as a result, most families remain underfed. |
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| In this part of Africa, more than 42 per cent of the population is underfed. |
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| For instance, stunted growth in underfed girls increases the risks of obstructed labour later in life. |
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| Some of the dogs are poorly fed or underfed, perhaps because after spending a lot of money to buy them, their owners do not want to spend any more to get them proper food. |
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| He saw how people seemed thinner and underfed, almost sickly. |
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| She would have to let herself breathe, after three weeks of wearing a restrictively tight undershirt, giving her the appearance of a scrawny, underfed little boy. |
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| The other was a saddle-sore brown mare, underfed and much abused. |
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| The animal was so underfed that his ribs were showing under his lusterless chestnut coat. |
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| All were covered with insect bites, were underfed, and three had malaria. |
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| A vet believed he had been underfed for at least six months. |
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| The number of underfed refugees grew after Pearl Harbor. |
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| That is good, because Mr Sen's message is the one India needs most to hear: Indians are woefully underfed, undereducated and sickly even by the standards of poor countries. |
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| Many women are consequently underfed or overworked during pregnancy. |
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| Their children are underfed and receive little education. |
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| Because students were often underfed, stealing food became a necessity. |
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| Hunger is also transmitted between generations, as underfed mothers give birth to underweight children whose potential for mental and physical activity is impaired. |
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| Slaves onboard were underfed and treated brutally causing many to die before even arriving at their destination. |
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| Poverty is endemic, with 800 million people underfed and malnourished, while billions do not have access to drinking water, adequate sanitary facilities or energy. |
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| He will not know us if we have not known Him in the underfed and the unclothed, in the sick, the refugees, the homeless, persecuted and prisoners. |
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