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单词 aid
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aid
(d )
Word forms: aids , aiding , aided
1. uncountable noun
Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
...convoys delivering humanitarian aid to besieged or isolated communities. [+ to]
They have already pledged billions of dollars in aid.
...food aid convoys.
Synonyms: financial assistance, help, relief, support  
2. verb
To aid a country, organization, or person means to provide them with money, equipment, or services that they need.
The ministry is working through international associations to aid the refugees. [VERB noun]
...a charitable organization that has spent millions aiding pharmaceutical research. [VERB noun]
-aided combining form
...grant-aided factories.
...state-aided schools.
3. verb
To aid someone means to help or assist them. [written]
...a software system to aid managers in advanced decision-making. [VERB noun]
The hunt for her killer will continue, with police aided by the army and air force. [VERB-ed]
[Also VERB noun to-infinitive]
Synonyms: help, second, support, serve  
Aid is also a noun.
He was forced to turn for aid to his former enemy.
4. uncountable noun
If you perform a task with the aid of something, you need or use that thing to perform that task.
He succeeded with the aid of a completely new method he discovered. [+ of]
Gently raise your upper body to a sitting position, without the aid of your hands.
5. countable noun
An aid is an object, device, or technique that makes something easier to do.
The new law gives authorities a responsibility to provide aids to people with disabilities.
The book is an invaluable aid to teachers of literature. [+ to]
Colonel Hardy would like to see every tank with a computerized aid.
6. verb
If something aids a process, it makes it easier or more likely to happen.
The export sector will aid the economic recovery. [VERB noun]
Calcium may aid in the prevention of colon cancer. [VERB + in]
Synonyms: promote, help, further, forward  
7.  See also Band-Aid, first aid, hearing aid, legal aid
8. in aid of phrase
An activity or event in aid of a particular cause or charity is intended to raise money for that cause or charity. [mainly British]
...a charity performance in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
Synonyms: in support of, backing, helping, in promotion of  
9. come/go to someone's aid phrase
If you come or go to someone's aid, you try to help them when they are in danger or difficulty.
'The islanders here have done an exceptional job in coming to the aid of refugees.
Horrified neighbours rushed to his aid as he fell.
Collocations:
aid a cause
Insurers typically record phone calls to prove whether cover exists, and keeping accurate notes will greatly aid your cause.
Times, Sunday Times
But they did not aid her cause.
Times, Sunday Times
All sides summon awesome data crunching and brainpower to aid their cause.
Times, Sunday Times
He hoped the monument would help former enemies become friends and aid the cause of peace.
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One shilling was called for to aid the cause.
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aid an investigation
No arrests were made and police appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage to aid their investigation.
The Sun
He said that his country would do all it could to aid the investigation.
Times, Sunday Times
Reports by police about the encounter are vague, but officials say that they have aided the investigation into his past.
Times, Sunday Times
aid application
In the meantime, his legal aid application was refused on the basis of his means.
Times, Sunday Times
The aid window stays open 18 months in case student's financial circumstances change and require adjustment to their aid application.
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The youth ministry assists students with financial aid applications.
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aid budget
The extra cash is expected to come from the foreign aid budget, one of the few areas of Government spending protected from cuts.
The Sun (2009)
Yet the government plans to quadruple the amount of the aid budget going to CDC.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Too many politicians and pundits pretend that the aid budget is a magical money pot that can solve all our problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
aid convoy
He decided to fly to the island and lead the aid convoy himself.
The Sun
He acknowledged that the offer fell short of rebel calls for an aid convoy to be allowed into the besieged area, where up to 3,000 people are believed trapped.
Times, Sunday Times
An aid convoy carrying food and medical supplies was forced by heavy shelling and airstrikes to turn back before it had finished unloading.
Times, Sunday Times
They also stated that other ships in the aid convoy actually carried the aid.
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Earthquake rescue teams and aid convoys are struggling to make an impact amid the devastation.
The Sun
aid diagnosis
By analysing the data, a clinician can monitor a patient's progress or use it to aid diagnosis.
Times, Sunday Times
The presence of a rash may aid diagnosis; associated signs and symptoms are diagnostic of certain diseases.
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This allows for an objective view, which can aid diagnosis and treatment.
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The troubleshooter can then more easily identify discrepancies, to aid diagnosis of problem.
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Often a postpipe survives in the posthole fill aiding diagnosis.
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aid digestion
To do this it needs to eat grit particles to aid digestion, picking them up off the ground.
Times, Sunday Times
A daily pot or two of yoghurt has also been shown to reduce bad breath and aid digestion.
Times, Sunday Times
They contain dietary supplements called probiotics and prebiotics said to aid digestion and the immune system by improving the balance of bacteria in the gut.
The Sun
A fibre-rich diet can also make you feel fuller and aid digestion.
The Sun
Packed with anti-oxidants and other goodies, fruit and veg smoothies aid digestion, cleanse the system and boost your energy.
The Sun
aid distribution
A hotline has been set up to aid distribution after issues in some areas.
Times,Sunday Times
The winter rains have turned the paths that snake through the tents into mud trails, often making aid distribution a challenge.
Times, Sunday Times
As the cumbersome global bureaucracy of aid distribution stumbled into motion, it seemed that only the smallest, nimblest charities were able to respond quickly and effectively.
Times, Sunday Times
We offer volunteer holidays and don't claim to be in aid distribution.
Times, Sunday Times
This aid distribution has expanded into several additional shipments of food and medical supplies, totaling over $10 million.
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aid donor
Although we are the fifth largest economy, we are the third biggest aid donor.
Times, Sunday Times
The report stressed that even if poorer countries and aid donors met existing commitments, there would still be a funding gap of $7 billion a year.
Times, Sunday Times
That must be the preserve of non-governmental organisations and aid donors.
Times, Sunday Times
How to keep a well-meaning aid donor's agenda from overtaking the government's own development priorities.
Globe and Mail
Social franchising also refers to a technique used by governments and aid donors to provide essential clinical health services in the developing world.
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aid flows
But the deterioration in relations has highlighted the limitations of policies based largely on increased aid flows and debt forgiveness.
Times, Sunday Times
Aid flows have significantly increased over the last decade, but at the same time aid has become increasingly fragmented.
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Donors commit to disclosing regular and timely information on their aid flows.
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The predictability of aid flows also remains low (with just over a third of aid disbursed on schedule), thereby making it hardor impossiblefor governments to plan ahead.
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aid fund
To ensure a saving for the legal aid fund, the ministry intends to apply a price cap of 17.5 per cent below the rates paid in 2012/13.
Times, Sunday Times
A conditional legal aid fund, which would back cases now outside the scope of legal aid in return for a portion of the damages, may also receive a fair wind.
Times, Sunday Times
An aid fund for poor families to acquire housing was also established.
Times, Sunday Times
A mutual aid fund operated in the village.
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The service was condemned variously as unfair competition, a waste of legal aid funds and a conspiracy to undermine the independence of defence lawyers.
Times, Sunday Times
aid growth
A 33 per cent jump in cash generation to 148.3 million should further aid growth.
Times, Sunday Times
If you need to add lime to aid growth, do it straight away but do not overdo it.
The Sun
Improved transportation facilities aided growth.
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aid identification
Jewellery and other personal items will also aid identifications.
The Sun (2015)
The other seven sets of remains were incomplete, the diplomat said, prompting calls from Kenyan officials for relatives to give DNA to aid identification.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This time there were pictures in the guide to aid identification and, yes, we did find red Chondrus crispus, the green Enteromorpha and the peskily invasive brown Japanese seaweed Sargassum muticum.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
aid learning
Much as computers can aid learning, they are not a substitute for adequate numbers of teachers.
Times, Sunday Times
There are quizzes, and you can generate flashcards to aid learning.
Times, Sunday Times
It will also teach an innovative curriculum that uses technology to aid learning.
Times, Sunday Times
There are loads of rides, attractions and live shows, making for an immersive family experience to aid learning through play.
The Sun
Since 2006-2007, timetables for this study have been co-ordinated between both schools to aid learning.
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aid memory
Another study shows naps may also aid memory.
The Sun
They aid memory, giving anecdote form and shape and allow history to be passed from mouth to ear and back again.
Times, Sunday Times
Participants are given verbal and written instructions and are allowed to use strategies such as note-taking in order to aid memory.
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There are also crutches (markings to aid memory), which vary by country.
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The designs are a form of graphic language to express thought or aid memory.
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aid officials
Aid officials predicted a humanitarian disaster if a fragile ceasefire ordered by commanders of a rebel army in the region fails to hold.
Times, Sunday Times
Aid officials understandably worry that wealthy nations are falling behind in their promises.
Times, Sunday Times
Aid officials also said that its failings could have serious ramifications for implementing international law around the globe.
Times, Sunday Times
The goals are laudable and no one doubts the sincerity of the soldiers, the aid officials and the diplomats to carry out the job.
Times, Sunday Times
Aid officials acknowledge, however, that such measures can only mitigate, not avert, the effect of the downpours.
Times, Sunday Times
aid organization
He was there to help, but not as part of any aid organization.
Christianity Today
By 1960, it was a major international non-governmental aid organization.
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This, according to a chronology of the history of legal services, was the first true legal aid organization.
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They decided to form a non-profit humanitarian aid organization to help orphans, widows and needy around the world, especially in the most oppressive areas of the globe.
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As an aid organization, the percentage of revenue spent on aid programs should be as high as possible, keeping administrative and fund-raising expenses to a minimum.
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aid package
The equity loan scheme, the other part of the aid package, has assisted about 20,000 households in the purchase of a new-build home.
Times, Sunday Times
It has been refashioned, however, as an opening bid for a new three-year aid package.
Times, Sunday Times
It has furloughed staff and qualifies for rent concessions under the government's emergency aid package for business.
Times,Sunday Times
It's all part of our humungous overseas aid package which stands at 11.5billion per year.
The Sun
Yesterday the cabinet approved a €5 billion aid package to compensate businesses affected.
Times,Sunday Times
aid programme
What is needed is a smaller, better-quality, auditable aid programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It should also be linked to an imaginative use of our aid programme to build up economic opportunities in those countries.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Britain's aid programme is targeting those most at risk in advance, making people less reliant on fragile crops and countries more resilient as a whole.
The Sun (2011)
aid provision
Ministers reacted after lawyers who specialise in representing prisoners criticised plans to cut legal aid provision.
Times, Sunday Times
Campaigners vehemently argue that governments should not view it as a means by which gaps in legal aid provision can be filled.
Times, Sunday Times
The government also altered its student aid provisions, eliminating student grants while enhancing loan remission.
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Sometimes, food aid provisions will require certain types of food be purchased from certain sellers, and food aid can be misused to enhance the markets of donor countries.
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aid recipient
One big aid recipient has been described by an anonymous critic as 'a honey-pot for wellconnected academics'.
Times, Sunday Times
All the members have deep pockets of poverty and some cannot make up their minds if they should be classical aid recipients or regional superpowers.
Times, Sunday Times
Its examples are from surveys of aid recipients and others affected by the war.
Times, Sunday Times
The strategy has come under fire, however, as aid recipients may not fit traditional definitions.
Times, Sunday Times
The first stage was to identify areas, aid recipients and donor agency capabilities.
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aid recovery
Whether you play rugby, football or tennis, you will be familiar with ice baths, cryochambers and other techniques to aid recovery.
Times,Sunday Times
You can put your feet up and drink sports drinks that aid recovery.
Times, Sunday Times
Cryotherapy uses freezing temperatures to treat tissues and aid recovery.
Times, Sunday Times
In both cases rest, staying hydrated, and good nutrition will aid recovery.
The Sun
Sharing the proceeds of growth between higher spending, tax cuts and debt reduction has been replaced by the priority of debt reduction to aid recovery.
Times, Sunday Times
aid research
For this small creature could aid vital research in tackling Britain's growing obesity crisis.
The Sun (2016)
Knowledge about our genome has aided research into hereditary cancers, Alzheimer's, migraines and blindness.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The paper claimed that releasing anonymised data could aid research.
Times,Sunday Times (2020)
aid shipment
He said it was clear that the convoy was a humanitarian aid shipment 'that seeks to save lives'.
Times, Sunday Times
The aid shipment fed 50,000 people for one month.
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Footage emerged as the country's military junta was accused of halting vital aid shipments heading for the region, while releasing only 2.5million aid.
The Sun
At the moment, aid shipments and casualties must brave an uncertain 24-hour boat journey from the port with the threat of mines and gunfire from the shore.
Times, Sunday Times
The seaport was severely damaged by the quake and was unable to accept aid shipments for the first week.
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aid the economy
They feared a rates rise to aid the economy.
The Sun (2010)
The Car Scrappage Scheme was introduced in the 2009 budget to aid the economy and environment.
The Sun (2014)
Indeed, I could plausibly argue that, with 70% of passengers British, curbing airport capacity would aid the economy by forcing more to holiday at home, boosting the hotel industry and reducing the country's heavy and burdensome deficit on its tourism account.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
aid the enemy
Previously, this had only been an offence if the information was collected to aid the enemy.
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They include the most serious charge of aiding the enemy and could add up to a cumulative total of 154 years in jail.
Times, Sunday Times
He has denied the 12 most serious charges against him, including aiding the enemy, which could leave him in military prison for life.
Times, Sunday Times
He had faced a life sentence but was cleared of the most serious charge of aiding the enemy.
The Sun
He was acquitted of aiding the enemy.
Times, Sunday Times
aid the search
Both have been used effectively to aid the search for large prime numbers.
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During the following week, more people arrived to aid the search, and the sea was searched by the use of boats.
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Such a dictionary uses pronunciation respelling to aid the search for or recognition of a word.
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aid understanding
The team was involved in making many atmospheric measurements to aid understanding of the environment.
Times, Sunday Times
I am always on the lookout for rules of life that aid understanding or save time.
Times, Sunday Times
The properties of pre-stellar cores within molecular clouds aid understanding of the large-scale physical processes dictating star formation.
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It also presents methods to aid understanding of these concepts and to thereby attain spiritual realisation.
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Detection of hydroxyl megamasers in such galaxies would allow precise determination of the redshift, and aid understanding of star formation in these objects.
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bilateral aid
Yet the government allocates only 2p in every pound of our bilateral aid budget to water, sanitation and hygiene.
Times, Sunday Times
The bilateral aid package consists equally of grant assistance and highly concessional funding.
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This indicates that there has been off-budget financing of about 26% of total bilateral aid in the past five years.
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Within the category of social infrastructure, education absorbed 6.7% of the bilateral aid in 1990, water supply and sanitation made up 3.4%, and only 2% went for health.
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deliver aid
He told his family that he was going to Syria to deliver aid.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The scale of the disaster is prompting volunteer squads of backpackers to try to deliver aid themselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They are trusted and deliver aid efficiently and effectively.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A credible, internationally verified ceasefire would help humanitarian relief workers to deliver aid.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When delivering aid to refugee camps, it is essential that sanitary products and newborn kits are included.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
delivery of aid
The key will be to strike the right balance between using military firepower and overseeing the delivery of aid.
Times, Sunday Times
Flights over those areas revealed bodies in the water as well as damaged roads and airstrips that could impede the delivery of aid.
Times, Sunday Times
He ordered faster delivery of aid in a region where tents, water and food supplies are running short.
Times, Sunday Times
The event marked the first large delivery of aid to the city since the beginning of the siege.
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There were difficulties with the delivery of aid as roads and rail routes were affected by the floods.
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development aid
But development aid has become a fashionable political priority for the past decade and a half.
Times, Sunday Times
It plans to double its private-sector development aid to 1.8 billion by 2015-16.
Times, Sunday Times
They are not meant to match development aid, where much larger sums are available.
Times, Sunday Times
It has also, at last, turned to development aid.
Times, Sunday Times
Development aid must be targeted at encouraging long-term economic growth, good governance and human development as well as immediate crises.
Times, Sunday Times
direct aid
The second suggestion would allow for direct aid through government grants or tax breaks on construction costs.
Times, Sunday Times
And that's just direct aid.
The Sun
That one could climb this route without resorting to direct aid was impressive.
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Enemy airfields were interdicted, and the troops given direct aid from the carriers.
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The local relief committees experimented with soup kitchens, and then direct aid.
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disaster aid
They provide disaster aid, continuing education scholarships, community and classroom grants, assistance for small business owners, travel discounts and a consumer hotline / library.
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Over 2,000 coats have been made and donated locally, nationally, and via international disaster aid relief.
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Property losses stemming from flood damage were largely the responsibility of the property owner, although the consequences were sometimes mitigated through provisions for disaster aid.
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In the following months, disaster aid amounted to $67.8 million.
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More disaster aid was provided after the second hurricane.
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distribute aid
He donated £1,000 of his own money and said that the funds should be used to distribute aid equally on both sides.
Times,Sunday Times
Police, firefighters and soldiers had to row in boats through the flooded streets to rescue stranded people from windows and to distribute aid.
Times,Sunday Times
Army soldiers were responsible for rescue operations, while paratroopers were sent to the most affected areas to distribute aid.
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Authorities said that they were distributing aid to those trapped in the city, and working to restore water and gas supplies.
Times, Sunday Times
Shortly after the storm, workers began repairing roads and distributing aid.
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economic aid
Negotiations over free association would likely decide issues of trade, defense, currency, and economic aid.
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Annual installments of $600 million each split evenly between military and economic aid, began in 2005.
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In 1995, the island received economic aid worth $5.7 million.
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She examined economic aid to developing nations, arguing that aid often went to programmes designed to fit the donor's interests.
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The deepest cuts were in economic aid, thus ensuring its subordination to military assistance as defense support.
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emergency aid
He announced another 29 million in emergency aid.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It could have guaranteed safe corridors for refugees and emergency aid.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They delivered emergency aid to the camps, not to stricken neighbourhoods, thereby ensuring the exponential growth of those camps.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
enlist the aid of
After a series of bizarre incidents ensue, they attempt to enlist the aid of a scientific genius to help them.
ST
I've also tried to enlist the aid of members who wield influence.
Christianity Today
Many sheriff's departments enlist the aid of local neighborhoods, using a community policing strategy, in working to prevent crime.
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Its initial goal was to enlist the aid of amateur astronomers and other citizens who would help professional scientists spot the first artificial satellites.
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The pilots had to enlist the aid of a farmer to remove the fence beam and extract them from the aircraft.
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external aid
Earlier, the country was forced to seek external aid and assistance hat in hand.
Outlook India
This service which was planned since 2007 was done solely by the bank without any external aid, financing, or stakeholders.
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The test can be easily administered by a single examiner, which prevents the need for external aid.
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He argued that massive external aid to poorer nations stifled local initiatives and participation.
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Strong export performance, including earnings from tourism, and external aid have helped improve the overall balance of payments and increase international reserves.
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federal aid
More recently, in addition to donations from wealthy individuals, there has been some restoration of federal aid, but on a small scale.
Times, Sunday Times
It also asked for an additional $100 million in federal aid, substantially less than the $1.8 billion it sought in the second quarter.
Times, Sunday Times
In the case of the mayor and governor, [their antagonism] delayed things slightly, and with the governor and president, it delayed [federal aid] at least 24 hours.
Smithsonian Mag
More than 400,000 people have registered for federal aid.
Times, Sunday Times
His political positions combined fiscal conservatism and opposition to big government with support for public housing and increased federal aid to education.
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generous aid
It has instead used its generous aid budget to boost its diplomatic standing around the world.
Times,Sunday Times
According to the law, every defector was eligible for a generous aid package.
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In reply to the addresses of congratulation on the occasion, he modestly referred the success to the cordial assistance of the priests and the generous aid of the laity.
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government aid
Car makers pleaded for additional government aid to stave off collapse.
Times, Sunday Times
Ford insisted that it would not need government aid and forecast that it would break even in two years.
Times, Sunday Times
It cleans and processes the crops before supplying customers in over 80 markets across the globe, including food manufacturers and government aid agencies.
Times, Sunday Times
Government aid would keep her in a hospital room, but not at home, not with the intensive service she needed just to stay alive.
Christianity Today
More than half a million people have received government aid, it added.
Mail and Guardian
grant aid
But if she were so lucky, she would find the grant aid less generous than envisaged.
Times, Sunday Times
It gets 26m in grant aid and raises a further 38m from the box office and more than 60m from sponsors and commercially.
Times, Sunday Times
In practice that means reducing grant aid and encouraging more intensive commercial exploitation of the canals.
Times, Sunday Times
Unless you can secure significant grant aid, they could take decades to pay for themselves.
Times, Sunday Times
Grant aid for the provision of sites was also withdrawn.
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humanitarian aid
The country's faltering economy is dependent largely on international reconstruction assistance and humanitarian aid.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She says that finding ways to improve humanitarian aid through raising awareness and building relationships with big business is her key motivation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Few begrudge spending money on humanitarian aid such as that going to the Philippines.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
By now we were escorting as many as six to eight convoys of humanitarian aid a day for the UNHCR.
Stewart, Bob (Lt-Col) Broken Lives (1993)
When you have soldiers in uniform delivering humanitarian aid, it is no wonder that the perception of humanitarian groups is changing.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
immediate aid
The new money has been committed after 32 million was spent on immediate aid.
Times, Sunday Times
It sent an immediate aid package as the first batch, and provided over worth of aid on the second batch.
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The national health system had collapsed and over half of the total population of 4.6 million were said to be in need of immediate aid.
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She described him as a breath of fresh air and pledged 3.6 million of immediate aid.
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international aid
He has identified tackling corruption, transparency and international aid as foreign policy issues in which he intends to focus his efforts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The fifth challenge is to force unity of effort and integrity on a divided, grossly inefficient and corrupt international aid effort.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Senior international aid figures said yesterday that about 1,400 people a week are dying at one of the big internment camps.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There is little sign of international aid.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Most international aid organisations oppose such a move.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
medical aid
It travels the world, delivering medical aid to some of the planet's most poverty-stricken areas.
The Sun
And 13 per cent of those ended up without medical aid.
The Sun
But they are both fed up with their medical aid.
ST
Most of the funds are managed by medical aid schemes, which have been increasing premiums to less affordable levels.
ST
Providing medical aid and essential food supplies should be our only involvement.
The Sun
military aid
Some military aid could be replaced with support for entrepreneurial industries.
Times, Sunday Times
Yet a combination of diplomacy backed by a willingness to provide direct military aid has a chance of arresting the slide.
Times, Sunday Times
No details were given of what the military aid would be.
Times, Sunday Times
Whatever the situation on the ground, we would get there, extract the guys and get them to the hospital for military aid.
Times, Sunday Times
We need to withdraw and replace military aid with fiscal aid.
Times, Sunday Times
multilateral aid
In 2013-14 it provided 50 per cent more multilateral aid than any other country.
Times, Sunday Times
Such assistance consisted of grants and loans and of support for multilateral aid organizations.
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The same year, the institute disbursed a total of approximately 368 million euros in bilateral and multilateral aid.
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He introduced flexibility in utilizing multilateral aid.
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need aid
About 3.5 million people need food aid to survive the year.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A number of people needed medical aid.
The Sun (2016)
British companies would benefit, the countries needing aid would benefit and money would not be wasted.
The Sun (2016)
offer aid
Some officials also want euro-area bailout funds to be able to offer aid directly to the region's banks, rather than via governments.
Times, Sunday Times
I offer aid only as an example; the pickings would be small.
Times, Sunday Times
Most just set out under their own steam to offer aid.
Times, Sunday Times
However, it has been known to offer aid where it deems it right to do so.
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Then the subjects meet with a group of experts, who give the subjects instructions on how to improve things; they offer aid and encouragement along the way.
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outside aid
Businesses need competition, not outside aid and special treatment, to grow.
Times, Sunday Times
Good government has become more than simply a condition for outside aid; it has become a vital instrument in checking latent antagonisms in fissiparous societies.
Times, Sunday Times
Again he ruled out seeking outside aid to revive the wider banking sector.
Times, Sunday Times
The lack of outside aid unnerves the inmates.
Times, Sunday Times
The plan also called for renewed negotiations on arms reduction and an end of outside aid to insurgent forces.
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overseas aid
When it comes to overseas aid, we don't get a choice - and the collection tin is enormous.
The Sun (2017)
An aircraft carrier without aircraft seems illogical, especially when we are continuing to dish out billions in overseas aid.
The Sun (2010)
The liberals who clamour for more overseas aid will tell you this is all right and proper.
The Sun (2017)
This should be new money, not funds redirected from existing national budgets for overseas aid.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
receive aid
Many of the country's 7,000 islands have yet to receive aid.
The Sun
Villages are not required to meet any conditions to receive aid. 90% of all funds generally are directed to its program services.
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Walkers may bring anything they can carry, including food or additional clothing, but can not receive aid from bystanders.
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They are responsible for the firefighting, but they may also receive aid from military units.
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The declarations allowed affected citizens to receive aid for temporary housing, emergency home repairs, and other serious disaster-related expenses.
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relief aid
Whatever the cause, thousands have yet to see any relief aid.
Times, Sunday Times
The damage was estimated at 12,800 (2 million in today's prices) and hundreds of growers applied for relief aid from a special distress fund.
Times, Sunday Times
The reality of relief aid 426pp.
The Times Literary Supplement
These problems also made the delivery of relief aid more challenging.
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In 1996, humanitarian relief aid began to shift to reconstruction and development assistance.
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seek the aid of
Seeing this as a career ending ailment he seeks the aid of a psychiatrist to regain his ruthless edge.
The Sun
Individuals seeking their aid did so away from the public gaze, during the hours of darkness.
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He quickly displayed great cleverness in hitting the public taste, and many contemporaries of superior talent eagerly sought his aid as a collaborator.
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Originally, the foreman seeks the aid of two bounty hunters who pursue the protagonists throughout the film.
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The third category of sorcerous heresy was those who sought the aid of a demon, such as for divination.
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send aid
It operates as a funnel for western governments to send aid where they would not want to be seen operating.
Times, Sunday Times
He also called on non-governmental organizations to send aid, pointing out that the hospitals overwhelmed with the wounded who need surgery and should be evacuated.
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The 22 per cent rise on 2018's £55.6m came despite ministers promising to stop sending aid to the world's second largest economy.
The Sun
Why are the ministers for health and safety and the environment not sending aid, or even giving a few words of comfort?
The Sun
We should stop sending aid abroad and spend it here on our own people.
The Sun
sleep aid
Holy moly, it's the most incredible sleep aid.
Times, Sunday Times
Cheese contains tryptophan, an amino acid used as a sleep aid.
Times, Sunday Times
Opt for sleep-inducing foods, especially complex carbohydrates (whole grains, pasta, potatoes), and perhaps pick up an over-the-counter sleep aid.
Times, Sunday Times
It would serve as a sleep aid only if the passengers on airplanes were hamsters.
Times, Sunday Times
It isn't cheap but doubles as a sleep aid because it contains oils that help you nod off, including lavender.
The Sun
suspend aid
Bitter experience gives us little cause for hope, and it is time we considered suspending aid until some vital questions are answered.
The Sun (2007)
US suspends military aid while it assesses new regime
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Britain and the United States have suspended aid to the programme over the scandal.
Mail and Guardian (2010)
technical aid
Foreign trade broke down, economic and technical aid from the former socialist countries ended, and domestic economy was struggling with privatization.
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Police, emergency services, fire departments, agencies for technical aid and numerous other operators of deployment and use special vehicles use them.
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The aid tends to consist of technical aid and expertise, alongside a quiet non-confrontational diplomacy to development results.
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This was in part made possible by the granting of fellowships by several national technical aid agencies and by the host country.
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western aid
Western aid workers sip 3 lattes at a string of new coffee shops.
Times, Sunday Times
It can try to establish an acceptance of codes of conduct by leaders who aspire to membership of the global community, or who are looking for western aid.
Times, Sunday Times
Western aid workers described scenes of mayhem in the streets as columns of government tanks and military vehicles streamed out of the city and panicking civilians fled for cover.
Times, Sunday Times
Donors can insist governments declare the assets of public officials; western aid institutions can fortify the local free press so that these declarations can be tested.
Times, Sunday Times
Western aid money poured in.
Times,Sunday Times
withdraw aid
The economy would have floundered whether or not US aid had been withdrawn.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Worldwide public disapproval grew and the US withdrew military aid.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The findings seem to run counter to original warnings by judges and lawyers that if legal aid was withdrawn, access to justice would be denied.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
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