| But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him. |
| His skills as a rainmaker and the effectiveness of his amulets in protecting the emperors assured his livelihood in the capital. |
| The ban on planting Barbary has been lifted in many communities where wheat production is not a livelihood. |
| A proper national licensing system is required to protect cockling beds and safeguard the livelihoods of local fishermen. |
| His government has stood by idly as the livelihoods of thousands are destroyed. |
| Corporate agriculture is turning family and peasant farmers from stewards of the land into servants, or eradicating their livelihoods completely. |
