generous settlement

collocation in English

meaningsofgenerousandsettlement

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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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settlement
noun
uk
/ˈset.əl.mənt/us
/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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(Definition ofgenerousandsettlementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We made a difficult decision, and provided ageneroussettlementfor haemophiliacs.
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Go and ask constituents in that situation whether 45p a week is ageneroussettlementthat will cover additional outlays that they will face.
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There was a good deal of indignation, most of it plainly synthetic in view of thegeneroussettlement.
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This is a verygeneroussettlementfor them; such a sum of money will be of colossal advantage.
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On the morrow of such a success we could have made a great andgeneroussettlement.
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That is ageneroussettlementby any standards.
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There is no reason at all why a reallygeneroussettlementcannot be reached.
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We have given ageneroussettlementto the council, and the council needs to live within that amount.
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With ageneroussettlementfor the health service this year, our task now is to use it efficiently and effectively for patients.
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It is ageneroussettlementin the present financial climate.
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I think it is a verygeneroussettlement.
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Twice as much is being made available in the mostgeneroussettlementgiven to local authorities for seven years.
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What was the average grant for 1981–82 and what, after thisgeneroussettlement, will be the average grant for 1982–83?
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That does not justify cutting back or offering a lessgeneroussettlement.
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What are councils supposed to do if such a dilemma is the fruit of ageneroussettlement?
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Last year, they claimed that it was the mostgeneroussettlementever.
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I hope that we see ageneroussettlementfor education which will allow those ambitions to be fulfilled.
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This amounts to a fair andgeneroussettlementfor the teachers, recognising their status in the community and in our national life.
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Of course, that is an extremelygeneroussettlement.
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First, there must be ageneroussettlementof the police pay dispute.
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