prime beneficiary
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprimeandbeneficiary
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prime
adjective[before noun]
uk/praɪm/us/praɪm/
main or ...
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beneficiary
noun[C]
uk/ˌben.əˈfɪʃ.ər.i/us/ˌben.əˈfɪʃ.i.er.i/
a person or group who receives money, advantages, etc. as a result of ...
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That is only right, as industry is theprimebeneficiaryof standards.
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The definition of theprimebeneficiaryof this clause, the charitable trust itself, is reasonably clear.
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My constituency was aprimebeneficiaryof their forward-looking policies.
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Wales has been theprimebeneficiaryof that approach.
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Sport is theprimebeneficiary, then the fans and spectators, but professional players benefit as well.
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There is a good case for arguing that the private sector should organise itself to secure the continuation of a service from which it is theprimebeneficiary.
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This investigation reveals an escape from seasonal poor diet and undernourishment of which women were prime beneficiaries.
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Women were prime beneficiaries of this escape from seasonal hunger, though they were still more numerous than men among those who failed to avoid nutritional deprivation.
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Fourthly, social justice; students themselves are the prime beneficiaries of higher education and it is right that they should make a direct financial contribution.
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How many of the messages of support have come from business consultancies which undoubtedly will be the prime beneficiaries of the enterprise initiative?
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Those families are the prime beneficiaries, and there may well be secondary beneficiaries, as we have heard.
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It is not unreasonable to expect the prime beneficiaries from the fruits of agricultural research and development to make a contribution towards its cost.
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But our main objective is to promote competition and increase efficiency, and the prime beneficiaries will be the economy and the consumer.
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Patients will be the prime beneficiaries of the separation of the roles of purchasers and providers in the reformed national health service.
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In this instance, it is my firm belief that the consumer of our financial services will be among the prime beneficiaries of this legislation.
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There is always a slight, weird fringe in charitable activities, with incompetents giving themselves huge meals and the prime beneficiaries being neglected.
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In this context, it does not seem at all unreasonable to expect the prime beneficiaries from the fruits of agricultural research and development to make a contribution towards the costs.
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The commercial and recreational fishing industries are prime beneficiaries of mangrove forests, which provide breeding and feeding grounds for fish and prawns.
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