scraping by

They work all day long, many of them scraping by, just to put food on the table.

When Miro Gul's husband, Atiq, died in a suicide bombing three years ago, the family was just scraping by on his day-labor wages.

For the most part, they are welcomed by cash-strapped Cubans tired of scraping by on an average monthly salary equivalent to $20.

When crop prices are low and farmers are scraping by, many say they cannot afford to take steps to protect their fields from erosion.

Despite being hugely popular, Corinthians spent years scraping by, using a rented stadium.

We had three kids, and I was barely scraping by to pay the mortgage.

Other new government figures show that the number of people scraping by on less than $1 a day has risen by 16% since 2003, to 28m.

Many banks are barely scraping by in traditional Wall Street business.

Some firms have shut down, others are consolidating or scraping by.

Those living in deep poverty represent nearly half of the 46. 2 million people scraping by below the poverty line.

Instead of living the American Dream, Steinig says he's barely scraping by.

Elle Hull, in turn, was barely scraping by financially while her ex could provide a house and a yard and a better life.

Clinical study on scraping by cervix distention with Laminaria