21.   Experts estimate that more than half of the population now lives below the poverty line.

22.   For instance, the researchers found that contrary to expectations, a greater proportion of city dwellers than rural villagers live below the poverty line.

23.   Half the families live below the poverty line.

24.   In Japan, some two million people live below the high-water mark.

25.   It was third grade, and the drug dealer living below him had reneged on a debt.

26.   Jobs are plentiful and the number of individuals living below the poverty level has declined dramatically.

27.   Maria Estrella, who lives below the family, said the incident seemed to have happened in a few minutes.

28.   Montana, for example, ranks nearly last in average annual pay and near the top in the percentage of people living below the poverty level.

29.   More than half its population lived below the federal poverty line.

30.   Most of the community where she lives with her parents, both of whom lost their jobs earlier this year, live below the poverty line.