Copra, rubber, coffee and cocoa were the main earners.

This means that tens of thousands of families face bankruptcy and homelessness should the main earner lose their job, become critically ill or die.

For joint borrowers, protection is available for the first named party to the account - usually the main earner - but cover is available for both.

Joint borrowers enjoy protection on the first named party to the account, usually the main earner, but cover is available on both at additional cost - please ask your branch for details.

The tourism industry received US$ 240 million, outstripping the other main earner, coffee.

My wife lost her job; she was the main earner and basically from then on it was downward slide.

It's wrongly paid to the main (male) earner, with no system for free school meals, prescriptions or childcare.

In 1989 tourism overtook coffee as the main earner of foreign currency.

But families with one main earner on, for example, £43,000, will see their benefit stopped.

Ms. Sparks, who was a new mother, the main earner in her household and a homeowner, was out of a job for the first time in her career.