• In a recent study, Ms Sawhill finds that the heads of non-poor families work an average of over 2, 000 hours a year, while the typical head of a poor family works less than 1, 000 hours a year.

    ECONOMIST: Out of sight, out of mind

  • Even in 1990 the World Bank spent more than twice as much per head on poor countries with good policies than on those with bad policies.

    ECONOMIST: A fresh start | The

  • Houllier's men began this tie strongly too, and got their reward for a strong start when Clark made the most of some poor Blackburn defending to head home at the back post.

    BBC: Aston Villa 3-1 Blackburn

  • SUVs for their poor safety record from the head of America's road-safety body.

    ECONOMIST: America's favourite mode of transport is under attack

  • As his files documented, as a child he suffered from poor nutrition, severe parental neglect, sustained physical and sexual abuse, early head injuries, learning disabilities, poor cognitive functioning and lead exposure.

    WSJ: Neurocriminology: Inside the Criminal Mind

  • From the moment negotiations began, Mr Hindery says, poor Mr Armstrong was in over his head.

    ECONOMIST: Business deals

  • In the heat of the campaign, Wardah Hafidz, head of the non-government Urban Poor Consortium, went public with similar allegations.

    CNN: MONEY TALKED, BUT HOW LOUDLY?

  • In 2011, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), 39 states had state-funded pre-school initiatives (not including Head Start, the federal programme for poor children).

    ECONOMIST: Despite budget cuts, reformers are pushing ahead

  • The National Association of Head Teachers said the responsibility often lay with poor parenting.

    BBC: Teachers 'must do better still'

  • As an adjunct teacher, I have experienced criticism from a department head, who, having read a particularly poor student's negative assessment of me, implied it was my teaching that was at fault.

    ECONOMIST: Silvio Berlusconi

  • Paul Johnson, head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said poor and well-off pensioners would not be affected.

    BBC: UK Politics

  • Schools are using money intended to support poor pupils to plug gaps caused by budget cuts, say head teachers.

    BBC: Pupils in playground

  • Ysgol Maesydre in Welshpool, Powys, received a poor Estyn report in May, and a decision to suspend head Suzanne Foster was made nearly a fortnight ago.

    BBC: Ysgol Maesydre in Welshpool

  • On the PGA Tour, world number one Luke Donald made a poor start to The Heritage tournament at Harbour Town in Hilton Head, carding a four-over-par 75.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Iranian parliament's communications committee looked into satellite jamming about eight years ago after citizen complaints of poor reception, said Ali Akbar Mousavi Khoeini, once deputy head of the committee.

    WSJ: Censorship Inc.: In Skies Over Iran, a Battle for Control of Satellite TV

  • Arsenal were guilty of criminally poor marking from Malouda's corner, allowing Terry to head across the face of goal for Drogba, left unattended by Alex Song, to score at the far post.

    BBC: Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

  • Obama loyalists will point out that no mortal could have lived up to the expectations heaped upon his head, especially when he had been dealt such a poor hand.

    BBC: Is Obama doomed in 2012?

  • They say they flouted the law only because the planning authorities never answered their requests, or because they were too poor to go by the rulebook and desperately needed a roof over their head.

    ECONOMIST: Italy��s beautifying bulldozers

  • But the agreement turns on its head his repeated argument that we need to give more to the poor and ask more of the wealthy.

    FORBES: The Obama-GOP Deal: A Tax Hike for the Working Poor

  • An afterschool and summer education program for poor kids, the group demonstrated that its students had a seven-month head start in reading, writing and math over their peers.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Head Start, the government's main pre-school programme for the poor, could be dramatically expanded.

    ECONOMIST: The poor are still there, and need helping

  • Bob Zoellick, the head of the World Bank, argues that the best way to protect the poor without harming farmers is through conditional cash transfers.

    ECONOMIST: Making food cheaper is not impossible

  • Ireland's poor Euro 2008 qualification campaign has resulted in fierce criticizm but calls for Staunton's head eased last week after the side's 1-1 home draw against the Czech Republic following a humiliating 5-2 defeat by Cyprus earlier this month.

    CNN: Robson to resume Republic duties

  • Sir David was head of the regional authority which oversaw the hospital for some of the period when the poor care took place.

    BBC: Scandal hit Mid Staffs 'faces being dissolved'

  • McLean had already hit the bar with a powerful drive before some poor defending allowed Mackail-Smith to make the most of a deflection in the Newcastle area and head in from six yards.

    BBC: Peterborough 2-0 Newcastle

  • One poor girl was reportedly killed when a firecracker underneath a manhole cover made it fly up and strike her head (some explosive power, that).

    CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Asia Buzz: Firecracker Freedom

  • Once more: I find it hard to understand how someone who worked as head of Research and Development at Pfizer could possibly deny this basic, universally recognised problem of poor external validity in clinical trials.

    FORBES: The Real Scandal Is Not Acknowledging That Drugs Do Work

  • Athletic departments have little patience for poor cost efficiency, which helps explain why nine of the ten teams on our list have brought in new head football coaches within the last three years.

    FORBES: Worst College Football Teams For The Money

  • For the sake of the poor peoples of the world, with good reasons and sound historical evidence, we must confront this wave of globaphobia head-on.

    FORBES: Commentary

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