generous allowance

collocation in English

meaningsofgenerousandallowance

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generous
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əs/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əs/
willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual ...
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allowance
noun
uk
/əˈlaʊ.əns/us
/əˈlaʊ.əns/
money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a ...
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(Definition ofgenerousandallowancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They make him agenerousallowancewithin the scale.
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But we made agenerousallowancein that case.
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The inspector has made verygenerousallowancefor error.
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This, on the whole, is regarded as agenerousallowance.
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I do know, however, that agenerousallowanceis made for those engaged in heavy work.
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One hundred pounds is agenerousallowancefor a sanatorium bed.
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This is after making the mostgenerousallowancefor increased consumption.
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We ought to make moregenerousallowanceover the whole country in this respect.
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As a rule, a very full andgenerousallowanceis made in such cases.
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I want to show that that is indeed agenerousallowanceto make.
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It is possible that a reasonablygenerousallowancesystem could provide an adequate level of remuneration.
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Thegenerousallowancescheme is a ridculous way of doing it.
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Most oil companies clearly expected worse, such as the reduction of thegenerousallowanceagainst tax.
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Therefore, it seems to me that we ought to make verygenerousallowancefor the payment of teachers.
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I say this after making the mostgenerousallowancefor exceptionally bad weather and the effect of the holiday period.
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A minimum of 28 days should, however, be agenerousallowancewhere the information required is readily available.
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It is clear that anygenerousallowancemade to our delegation is of importance from the prestige point of view.
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Even makinggenerousallowancefor the higher costs of teaching and specialist services, this comparison indicates a fairly substantial imbalance.
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He suggested that with the necessary maintenance, makinggenerousallowancefor ground staffs, that would mean about 400,000 men.
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The levels of the 1994 tariff scheme were based on previous board awards after a verygenerousallowancehad been made for inflation.
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But the fact remains that, even making the mostgenerousallowancefor that factor, the national income has increased enormously during the last generation.
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But, making every allowance—and it has to be a verygenerousallowancefor this—parts of those statements are quite impressive.
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There must be commonality of equipment and language, plus agenerousallowanceof engineers within any force, because they are needed in all such operations.
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