relief of suffering
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreliefandsuffering
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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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suffering
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈsʌf.ər.ɪŋ/us/ˈsʌf.ɚ.ɪŋ/
physical or mental pain that a person or animal ...
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(Definition ofreliefandsufferingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I have argued that such knowledge is not sufficient to drain thereliefofsufferingof its moral value.
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It sets the highest standards for efficiency and for thereliefofsuffering.
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They have made a very important contribution towards thereliefofsufferingin that city.
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Thereliefofsufferingis already an urgent need in areas affected by the fighting.
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We expect doctors to cure us and, if that is not possible, we expect good care andreliefofsuffering.
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The ultimate progress in thereliefofsufferingdepends on research and development and innovation by the pharmaceutical industry.
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We have accepted these refugees in order to participate in thereliefofsufferingin company with many other countries.
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Having failed there, the parties turned to the possibility of an agreed plan forreliefofsuffering.
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Certainly it will lead to great long-term benefits in thereliefofsufferingand in improving the health of the country.
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Otherwise, thereliefofsufferingin this part of the world will be paid for by deprivation and suffering in other parts of the world.
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I believe that we have a duty—a moral responsibility if one likes—to play our part in thereliefofsuffering.
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Thereliefofsufferingis what he is there for, and he will not try needlessly to prolong a suffering life.
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There was also the point of the man being called in to do some work in an emergency for thereliefofsuffering.
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At the receiving hospitals, the efforts of doctors, nurses and the supporting ancillary staff were vital to the quickreliefofsuffering.
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The country has benefited from the increased range and effectiveness of drugs, and this has contributed enormously to thereliefofsuffering.
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Not only are they helping their members, but they are bringing additional resources to bear on thereliefofsufferingand hardship.
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People's unwanted goods can be purchased by other people who want them, and the money raised thereby goes to thereliefofsuffering.
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Both share historical and structural features in emphasizing thereliefofsufferingin the here and now.
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Another doctrine related to thereliefofsufferingis humanitarianism (see also humanitarian principles, humanitarian aid, and humane society).
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The intention is that this relief aid should be used as flexibly as possible in order to make the greatest contribution to thereliefofsuffering, hardship and malnutrition.
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I am certain that there were people on those nights who wished that they had had the training and the ability to play a part in thereliefofsuffering.
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As the eleemosynarius was obliged to seek out the sick and needy in the neighborhood, each monastery became a center for thereliefofsuffering.
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