adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a deprived/disadvantaged background
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The school has a high percentage of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
economically disadvantaged (= poor )
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Many of our students are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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This would concentrate finance on infrastructural improvement projects, especially those which benefited the most disadvantaged groups.
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How can 565 children from the most disadvantaged families in one of the poorest school districts in Texas be succeeding?
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Life expectancy at birth in the most developed countries at over 80 years is double that of the most disadvantaged countries.
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As a welfare program, the minimum wage misses the mark because it worsens the status of the most disadvantaged youths.
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Communities which suffer most from crime are often the most disadvantaged in the first place.
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Then, the most disadvantaged will truly be left behind.
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It is reserved for the most disadvantaged and the most disabled people who need more financial assistance than others.
socially
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The probability of socially disadvantaged children being identified as having special needs is very much greater than in other children.
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Another criticism of the Leeds adjournment system was that it added further stress to socially disadvantaged people already living under stressful conditions.
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Their family backgrounds are also usually socially disadvantaged and being in care can be stigmatizing and isolating.
■ NOUN
area
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Our challenge is to balance these priorities: maximising Glasgow's metropolitan strengths, while addressing the needs of its disadvantaged areas .
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At the same time, considerable effort has gone into promoting the economic development of the city's disadvantaged areas .
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The major weight of its pressure, however, seldom concerns the interests of underprivileged groups in disadvantaged areas .
child
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The probability of socially disadvantaged children being identified as having special needs is very much greater than in other children.
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The program gives money to primarily low-income schools to beef up staff and resources for individualized instruction to disadvantaged children .
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There was a tendency to acquiesce in low expectations of disadvantaged children and to define their needs in emotional rather than educational terms.
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The Annie E.. Casey Foundation, a well-endowed charity dedicated to disadvantaged children , moved to the city last year.
group
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This would concentrate finance on infrastructural improvement projects, especially those which benefited the most disadvantaged groups .
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This is the most multiply disadvantaged group at City.
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The time has come for a radical re-examination of the provision of services for this particularly disadvantaged group of people.
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Most projects had been efficiently run, and many had helped disadvantaged groups .
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Even then his interests lay with the disadvantaged groups .
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They consist of highly mobile young people and families, commuters, and tourists, as well as disadvantaged groups such as refugees.
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Mr Brown said the initiative would build fair and effective education systems, and create opportunities for girls and disadvantaged groups .
people
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Many disadvantaged people will find an outlet for their abilities through whatever channels remain open.
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He observes the budget for this program for disadvantaged people has been reduced by 50 percent in the last eight years.
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The early testers believed that tests would open doors to disadvantaged people , not close them.
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He speaks on behalf of millions of poor and disadvantaged people who have too few advocates.
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Donation and inheritance transactions accounted for a relatively small area of the farmland transferred to disadvantaged people .
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Another criticism of the Leeds adjournment system was that it added further stress to socially disadvantaged people already living under stressful conditions.
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Larger discounts have been proposed for projects that allocate larger shares of equity to disadvantaged people .
position
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Further evidence of the disadvantaged position of older women in relation to men can be gained from information on the distribution of income.
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A growing body of literature is currently drawing attention to the disadvantaged position of women in society today.
student
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Educational maintenance allowances of up to £40 a week will be piloted for disadvantaged students .
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The Engineering School had an extensive program of its own for disadvantaged students .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Booth invented schemes to help the disadvantaged in the community.
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Improved nutrition will help disadvantaged children perform better in school.
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Quinn argued that an increase in the minimum wage would help the most disadvantaged Americans.
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The club runs programs for disadvantaged children in the inner city areas.
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The university has announced plans to increase the number of students from minority and disadvantaged groups.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He speaks on behalf of millions of poor and disadvantaged people who have too few advocates.
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Many disadvantaged people will find an outlet for their abilities through whatever channels remain open.
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Once again the disadvantaged have their disadvantage confirmed.
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The Engineering School had an extensive program of its own for disadvantaged students.
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This would concentrate finance on infrastructural improvement projects, especially those which benefited the most disadvantaged groups.
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Whatever the level of national economic success, certain areas will remain disadvantaged .
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While at Stanford, Wender interned for various community organizations and realized there were few services solely for disadvantaged or in-crisis children.