In a country where deep poverty already makes life bitter, the healing process will be hard.

"I was born in deep poverty," he said, his voice low, almost a whisper.

After the war, the Dutch community returned to the area but, struck with deep poverty, a new church was not completed until 1681.

Its population was characterized by chronic unemployment and deep poverty.

The average person, judged by Western standards, lives in deep poverty.

She lived in deep poverty and had at that point tried numerous different forms of enterprises to support herself, having failed every time.

I was pleased to hear the Spanish minister referring to issues about deep poverty.

Lack of work is the main cause of deep poverty.

To avoid deeper poverty they will have to shift their own funds from military accounts to economic development.

This lack of opportunity, coupled with deep poverty, makes education a low priority for most parents in these areas.