And he's got a point: a world in which everyone has adequate means of subsistence might still be one in which some have inordinately more than others.

We will suppose the means of subsistence in any country just equal to the easy support of its inhabitants.

Farming became a business rather than solely a means of subsistence.

Destitute of the means of subsistence, he was constrained to accept a situation as teacher.

The allotment policy depleted the land base, ending hunting as a means of subsistence.

They are united only in that they subsistence farm to survive, but base most of their social and cultural lives around the hunt.

They supplemented their subsistence farm crops by selling butter, fruit, and eggs.

The district was farmed for over 100 years by local farmers of subsistence farms.

Subsistence farms provide a source of food and a relatively small income for families, but generally fail to produce enough to make re-investment possible.

Agriculture began changing from subsistence farms to grain exporters.

With resources scarce, these families scratch a subsistence living.

However, over 2,000 fishermen earn a subsistence living capturing about 2,000 tons each year.

By at least the late 18th century people dwelling near the river could scrape a subsistence living this way.

Life remains relatively traditional with subsistence living from food and crops grown in plantations as well as fishing.