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be/live on the breadline (British & Australian)
to be very poor Usage notes: In America, breadlines were very poor people standing in a line waiting for free food provided by the government. Most families of the unemployed are on the breadline. How many elderly people in Britain are living on the breadline? Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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7 Days on the Breadline (ITV1, 9pm) is the latest twist on the celebs roughing it format. Characters Prologue narrator Dorothea Lange Joan Nutzhorn, Lange's mother Florence "Fronsie" Alstrom, Lange's best friend Maynard Dixon, Lange's first husband Martin Nutzhorn, Lange's younger brother * Thaddeus Kendall } men in breadline * Maxie Trent Paul Taylor, college professor and activist Ran Partridge, 17, Lange's assistant * Debbie Nakamura, 13, U. Many on breadline despite Yuppie stories YUPPIE success stories were clouding the fact that Cleveland's poor were still there in their thousands, claimed Councillor David Walsh. |
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