单词 | relief measure |
释义 | > as lemmasrelief measure relief measure n. ΚΠ 1821 Niles' Weekly Reg. 17 Nov. 187/1 The legislature..may precipitate the destruction of the whole system, as a relief measure, by so far depreciating the paper as to stop its circulation. 1901 F. H. Skrine Life Sir W. W. Hunter xiii. 225 The conclusion arrived at was..that relief measures should be taken when the price of coarse grain touched a penny per lb. 1990 I. Bernstein New York City Draft Riots 183 The AICP associated the inappropriate relief measures of the ‘pseudo-philanthropist’ with the overtures to the poor made by Democratic reformers and politicians. < as lemmas |
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