generous subsidy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgenerousandsubsidy
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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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subsidy
noun[C]
uk/ˈsʌb.sɪ.di/us/ˈsʌb.sə.di/
money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it ...
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(Definition ofgenerousandsubsidyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Any moregeneroussubsidywould substitute for the capital that, at least in principle, should be available on commercial terms.
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The theatre has continued in existence during the past seven to ten years because of a fairlygeneroussubsidyby the local authority.
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It does not pay to build houses for letting, without ageneroussubsidy.
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The errors were exacerbated bygeneroussubsidyand ineffective checks by the paying agencies.
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We were concerned that they would, in pursuing this rather misconceived policy, attempt to buy interest in it by offering an excessivelygeneroussubsidypackage.
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Thegeneroussubsidysystem continues to lay itself open to fraud and irregularities.
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For the building of new houses ageneroussubsidyis given; for the replacement of slums ageneroussubsidyis given from the taxpayer.
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We reckon that that is a fairlygeneroussubsidy.
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Although that was considered ageneroussubsidy, it was quite inadequate for the purposes of housing in rural areas, and in fact hardly any houses were built under it.
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Excessively generous subsidies may attenuate company incentives to spend from their own sources or to seek co-financing on a commercial basis.
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If, later, council tenants were given generous subsidies to become owners, they were excluded because they had never got their toe on the council housing ladder.
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The notion that these large farms are in the hands of one owner who is the recipient of generous subsidies is wrong.
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The more generous subsidies now to be provided create an opportunity for all authorities to renew their rent policies along these lines.
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Generous pay offers, generous investment, generous voluntary redundancy, a guarantee of future employment and very generous subsidies of taxpayers' money were involved.
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There are much more generous subsidies available to local authorities for the building of new houses.
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He said that these were outrageously generous subsidies.
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The more generous subsidies now to be provided create an opportunity for all authorities to review their rent policies along these lines.
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Instead, they rushed to plunder the saltwater bounty, offering generous subsidies and tax breaks for new fishing vessels.
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The inclination is now to give generous subsidies to renewable energy.
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Otherwise, we would be guilty of extraordinary hypocrisy: we would be punishing employers with one hand yet still giving them generous subsidies with the other.
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