public subsidy

collocation in English

meaningsofpublicandsubsidy

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public
adjective
uk
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/us
/ˈpʌb.lɪk/
relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group ...
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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 ofpublicandsubsidyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpublic subsidy

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British historians tend to be more cautious when considering the interaction betweenpublicsubsidyand cinematographic 'vitality'.
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They also propose an independentpublicsubsidyfor the chronically ill, recognizing that competitive health insurance markets exclude those with predictable high health care costs.
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It is widely held that most railway services are inherently loss-making, but politically necessary, thus requiring some form ofpublicsubsidy.
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These services are municipally provided, and there is no authoritative general accounting of the magnitude ofpublicsubsidyof child care nationwide.
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Some have politically appointed boards, and may rely heavily onpublicsubsidy.
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Of this total, 67 % were still drawing down their own accounts and 12 % were already getting thepublicsubsidy.
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The infrastructure, except for particular circumstances, was not to receive directpublicsubsidy.
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We provide somepublicsubsidyto the arts and humanities because those who like such things have been successful at lobbying those in power.
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Is it properly designed to leverage additional funds from other sources so as to minimizepublicsubsidy?
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They had, for a while, represented an element of considerablepublicsubsidyto parts of the private rented sector, but had not affected its onward steady decline.
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Housing benefit was left to take the strain of rising rents, providing apublicsubsidyto parts of the private rented sector.
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Publicsubsidyis threatened because of the exclusiveness of its programming, and new sponsors are not forthcoming.
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There is no justification whatsoever for the performing arts as a rule to be directly supported by a system ofpublicsubsidyfor productions.
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If assets are sold, there will not be the income to match—indeed, more than match—thepublicsubsidy.
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Some people say that the project was given too littlepublicsubsidy.
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Will he therefore confirm that the number of vessels operating the services will be reduced in order to prevent a mis-spending ofpublicsubsidy?
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This service does not receive anypublicsubsidy.
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Let us consider the cost of privatisation and the amount ofpublicsubsidyinvolved.
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The reducedpublicsubsidyhas bought better services.
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I have no direct involvement in decisions relating to levels ofpublicsubsidyfor individual arts organisations.
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