hard-working family
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhard-workingandfamily
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hard-working
adjective
uk/ˌhɑːdˈwɜː.kɪŋ/us/ˌhɑːrdˈwɝː.kɪŋ/
always doing a lot ...
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family
noun
uk/ˈfæm.əl.i/us/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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(Definition ofhard-workingandfamilyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They should have a right of appeal to enable them, thesehard-workingfamilyfarmers, to give their time and experience to assist our war effort.
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We only have to look at the way in which the typicalhard-workingfamilyhas paid more tax over the past three years.
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Added to the other stealth taxes—the petrol tax, the personal pension tax, and increases in council tax—the net result is that the averagehard-workingfamilyis £670 worse off.
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They are sober, industrious,hard-workingfamilymen.
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They say that they will not raise taxes at all, and then, step by step, they impose stealth taxes that hit hard-working families.
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We shall do what is right for hard-working families.
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The great majority of hard-working families, even those with incomes well below average, will be expected to pay.
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We confidently predict that we will hear of yet higher taxes, yet more burdens on hard-working families and yet higher council tax levels.
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There are therefore no bold reforms on education, only plans to hit hard-working families with top-up fees for university students.
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Is it possible that the changes that he has announced today could apply to other recipients, such as hard-working families?
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Our prudent approach allows us to repay debt, invest in public services, and cut taxes for hard-working families.
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What about the 100,000 hard-working families who are brought into higher rate tax as a result of the abolition of the married couples allowance?
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Seventeen hundred hard-working families in my constituency have also benefited from the working families tax credit.
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Even more hard-working families will benefit—there are some 1,500 in my constituency.
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It builds further a platform of stability, locks it in place, extends employment opportunities for all and lifts millions of hard-working families out of poverty.
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I turn to other measures that will help hard-working families.
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Those reforms include increasing enterprise in every region and supporting hard-working families.
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It allows tax cuts for hard-working families, pensioners and businesses.
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We have made sensible tax cuts for hard-working families.
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Targeted cuts in direct taxation for hard-working families are also welcome.
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