humanitarian work
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhumanitarianandwork
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humanitarian
adjective
noun[C]
uk/hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/us/hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈter.i.ən/
(a person who is) involved in or connected with improving people's lives and ...
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work
noun
uk/wɜːk/us/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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(Definition ofhumanitarianandworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Alongsidehumanitarianworkfor the most needy, the organisation also runs projects directed towards socially more stable and well-established groups.
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They continue theirhumanitarianwork.
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Both show that there is no longer any need either to attack or whitewash the past policies of the different international institutions involved inhumanitarianwork.
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For 2003–04 we have earmarked about £2 million forhumanitarianwork.
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He is doing good work, goodhumanitarianwork, and it will redound to the credit of this country if he is allowed to enter.
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Will we thus taxhumanitarianworkwhile closing our eyes to bigbusiness tax evasion?
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Some of us, it has been suggested, might help in cultural andhumanitarianwork.
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We shall, of course, make representations that suchhumanitarianworkshould be allowed to continue.
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Secondly, the offices were largely involved inhumanitarianwork.
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I have no doubt that they will wish to share in this very importanthumanitarianwork.
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There is this lame apology put forward about thehumanitarianworkthat can be done.
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We have to bear the charge for thishumanitarianwork.
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There will necessarily therefore have to be some reduction in the usefulness of thehumanitarianworkthat they can carry out.
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There is also the whole issue of the professional competencies involved inhumanitarianwork, relief work, and so on.
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They were in complete agreement abouthumanitarianwork.
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There must be unhindered access forhumanitarianwork.
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Theirhumanitarianworkhas saved thousands of lives, but for how long can that go on?
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This year, we have committed over £8 million to support bothhumanitarianworkand the peace process.
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That has not affected our funding forhumanitarianworkor emergencies elsewhere.
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Yet now we are going to undo all thishumanitarianworkthat the local authorities have done over the years.
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