relief effort

collocation in English

meaningsofreliefandeffort

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relief
noun
uk
/rɪˈliːf/us
/rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or ...
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effort
noun
uk
/ˈef.ət/us
/ˈef.ɚt/
physical or mental activity needed to ...
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(Definition ofreliefandeffortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrelief effort

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Despite his own considerable losses, the man immediately assisted with thereliefeffortby donating all the coal he owned and also offering boats for transporting evacuees.
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We are continuing to review thereliefeffort.
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We are continuing to monitor the situation andreliefeffortand remain ready to provide further help.
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This would simplify thereliefeffortand contribute to the development of the local economies of the countries hit by the tsunami.
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We are responding to the immediate relief needs of the region as part of the internationalreliefeffort.
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We are helping with the response as part of the internationally co-ordinatedreliefeffort.
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British voluntary agencies and airlines also responded quickly and generously to thereliefeffort.
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A majorreliefeffortis now well under way.
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After-shocks are also hampering the search and rescue andreliefeffort.
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Is she satisfied with the co-ordination of thereliefeffort?
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Those met included a team who use dogs in theirreliefeffort.
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We are therefore making a substantial contribution to the internationalreliefeffortdirected towards alleviating these problems.
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The war has also affected thereliefeffort.
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That would only have diverted attention and scarce resources away from thereliefeffort.
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Of the £2 million non-food assistance,£1·3 million is for the cross-borderreliefeffort.
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We are putting an extra £10 million into the latestreliefeffort.
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After the immediatereliefeffort, the next priority will be aid for reconstruction.
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Last year, we committed more than £60 million worth of aid to thereliefeffort.
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Much comment followed, as if thereliefefforthad collapsed or was useless.
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Indeed, the first task was to establish the right kind of machinery to co-ordinate theirreliefeffort.
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