short-term assistance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofshort-termandassistance
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short-term
adjective
uk/ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/us/ˈʃɔːrt.tɝːm/
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assistance
noun[U]
uk/əˈsɪs.təns/us/əˈsɪs.təns/
help:
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(Definition ofshort-termandassistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, this is only a short-term problem, and we require someshort-termassistancefor both the shipbuilding and shipping industries.
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It is not reasonable for the burden ofshort-termassistanceto coal to fall solely on consumers of electricity or gas.
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All that adds up toshort-termassistancethat provides a breathing space and sensitive support for longer-term restructuring and diversification in farming.
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Some form ofshort-termassistanceshould be forthcoming.
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While the fund did not always help to make our yards competitive, it continues to offer usefulshort-termassistancefor our shipbuilders.
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It would be a tragedy if, through lack ofshort-termassistance, that country were to be plunged into further and ruinous strife.
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It is useful legislation forshort-termassistancein particular cases, but it is totally inappropriate for bringing about the planned modernisation of an entire industry.
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The provision ofshort-termassistanceby friends and other relatives provides a valuable safety net for young people.
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This guidance incorporates the principles of the civil service management code, and emphasises that casual staff should he appointed only where there is management requirement forshort-termassistance.
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Will he add to that the figure for the total debt, medium andshort-termassistance, which this country has received and the amount which it now owes?
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This is nonsense, and it confuses priority need forshort-termassistanceunder the homelessness legislation with priority for an allocation of long-term housing through the housing register.
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Is he aware that, although successful implementation of the productivity, prices and incomes policy will assist lower-paid workers, there is an urgent need forshort-termassistanceto them at once?
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The first necessity for road haulage workers who may be displaced is to give themshort-termassistanceon a wider basis to tide over the interim period.
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