roof over the head

plural roofs over the heads · plural rooves over the heads

1. alternativeAlternative form of roof over one's head.

   The custodial parent should already have a "roof over the head", "utilities" and "food". Clothing for the child falls under "only for the benefit of the child".

   2000 May 17, Ron Kelley, “Nebraska no corporate farming allowed”, in soc.retirement (Usenet), archived from the original on 25 Mar 2026

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   [T]he main form of housing available consisted of large and formerly grand terrace houses not suitable for single family occupation. These could be bought and occupied by many amongst the underprivileged who had the necessary commercial sense, if they were prepared to balance their books by letting rooms. In so doing, of course, they provided rooves over the heads of all the other groups who were left out of the housing allocation system.

   1988, John Rex, “Old and New Themes in Urban Redevelopment”, in The Ghetto and the Underclass: Essays on Race and Social Policy (Research in Ethnic Relations Series), Aldershot, Hampshire; Brookfield, Vt.: Avebury, →ISBN, page 52

   You have been born and lived in a country blessed with plenty. You don't understand the importance of the basic right to fill the stomach with decent food, to have a roof over the head, to have some warmth during cold weather, to have a chance to be educated etc. and that all these be attained in a peaceful , secure environment.

   1997 November 8, Jigong, “Jiang Visit to Harvard U - The Shock.”, in hk.comp.chinese (Usenet), archived from the original on 25 Mar 2026

   My thoughts on this idea (yours can be completely different) were more towards a community than towards a commune or communism. Perhaps the role of the community artist would be in putting roofs over the heads.

   1998 March 27, TFaith, “Community Artist”, in misc.creativity (Usenet), archived from the original on 25 Mar 2026

   Fact is, most of those low paying jobs you ignorant liberal hand wringers whine about are the highest paying jobs available in those countries. People fight for them. Those jobs put food on the table and roofs over the heads of a lot of people who would otherwise have to do without.

   2001 September 19, Michael Davis, “American generousity”, in alt.alien.visitors (Usenet), archived from the original on 25 Mar 2026

   After all said and done, the owners have to provide food, clothing, warmth, education, medicare and roofs over the heads for their families, not forgetting providing for old-age pensions and occasional little luxuries like holidays abroad.

   2003 October 28, Reg Edwards, “Diamond Handheld antennas”, in uk.radio.amateur (Usenet), archived from the original on 25 Mar 2026