generous concession

collocation in English

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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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concession
noun
uk
/kənˈseʃ.ən/us
/kənˈseʃ.ən/
something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or ...
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(Definition ofgenerousandconcessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I presume this is regarded as agenerousconcession.
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This is supposed to be agenerousconcession.
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That is not agenerousconcessionat all.
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It seems to me that a figure of something like £65 or £70 would be agenerousconcessionwhich would be much appreciated.
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Would it not be fair to extend to serving men overseas thegenerousconcessionwhich obtained during the war?
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I should have thought that, in itsgenerousconcessionto established artists, it has used its discretion to the full.
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In a very busy parliamentary programme that is agenerousconcession.
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There would be agenerousconcessionthat if the deceased, injured or sick person belonged to that group, that group should nominate the successor of that post.
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That is agenerousconcession.
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It is not a verygenerousconcession.
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That is a verygenerousconcession.
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Nevertheless, it is agenerousconcession.
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Generous concessions of land from forest reserves were authorised.
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Local authorities may provide more generous concessions if they choose, but we have no plans to require them to do so.
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They will be free to introduce more generous concessions or exemptions if they wish.
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When we talk about removing financial barriers in those museums which charge, we are talking about wide and generous concessions for those most in need.
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This should open the way for more generous concessions on an even wider scale than he has been able to give us this year.
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We are so strong that we can make big and generous concessions such as no small and weak country would dare to make.
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I am not asking for generous concessions, for these are the present restrictions.
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