Historically, government policy has favoured urban dwellers, both in terms of subsidies on food and other commodities, and the availability of social services. (BNC)
Too many urban dwellersregard 'a day in the country' as an escape from the regimentation that planned leisure sometimes implies. (BNC)
By 1881 two out of every three people were urban dwellers and by 1911 the transformation was complete with only one out of every five people still living in farmsteads, hamlets or villages. (BNC)