The basic premise that the international companies will be providing water for the world's poorest is just off the wall. |
Just half of the amount could pay off the international debt of 22 of the poorest countries in Africa, lifting millions of people out of poverty. |
Now I have seen Ireland, it seems to me that the poorest among the Letts, the Estonians and the Finlanders lead a life of comparative luxury. |
Africa, though endowed with a wealth of minerals and other resources, is the poorest continent in the world. |
Even the poorest of the poor, when given a choice, can be choosy about brands. |
As a result, factory work often falls to the poorest Koreans, or to legal or illegal migrant workers. |