It was these sanctions, they claim, that brought this once rich country to its knees.

I only have contempt for men who were once rich and became poor.

There is little, if any trace of their once rich and lively community today.

His family, once rich, is now struggling financially after going through a drawn-out legal issue.

My family was rich once, before the wars destroyed us all.

Their family was once rich until a sudden slow down of business.

It would be, said the Scottish friend, an act of charity, since this old lady, once rich, was now poor.

And a country once rich with political debate now shies away from controversies about the past.

Once rich, he tries to give his family what he never had growing up.

A large region, once rich in wood, fish and game, it was considered highly desirable by the whites.