provision of relief
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprovisionandrelief
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provision
noun
uk/prəˈvɪʒ.ən/us/prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of ...
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relief
noun
uk/rɪˈliːf/us/rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or ...
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(Definition ofprovisionandrelieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theprovisionofreliefin the aftermath of the 1989 earthquake, for instance, was an important factor in their success.
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Surveys and transfers of grain ran alongside collections and accustomed the wealthy to the organizedprovisionofrelief.
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This did not, however, see the end of theprovisionofreliefin kind.
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First, the distribution of the indicator is skewed rightward, meaning that the mean may be a higher than desirable predictor of the typical house'sprovisionofrelief.
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One of the main incentives in attracting commerce ought to be theprovisionofrelieffor the construction of the building itself.
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Therefore, in no way, even if the amendment is made, will there be aprovisionofrelieffrom an act of trespass.
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The first is by theprovisionofreliefworks, though no one wants to see any greater extension of such works than is necessary.
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Theprovisionofreliefwork has proved to be too costly.
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But a fact which has hardly been touched on is that theprovisionofreliefcannot be separated from the observance of human rights.
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The traffic does not justify theprovisionofrelieftrains on other days of the week.
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This is a different matter from the provision of aid and theprovisionofrelief.
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Military forces have become increasingly involved in theprovisionofreliefand reconstruction assistance to civilian populations.
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I turn finally on this order to theprovisionofrelieffor used cars.
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I believe that loans will always have a major role to play because they enable theprovisionofreliefearlier than would otherwise be possible.
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This, we are told, has to do with theprovisionofreliefand with the food situation that will arise at the end of the war.
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So far as it has been possible to achieve this, theprovisionofreliefis the same, although it has been recognised that differences will inevitably occur here and there.
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Further, we asked local authorities to co-operate with us once more, as they had done during the previous period, in theprovisionofreliefthrough immediate local works.
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It is still more remarkable to reflect that theprovisionofreliefat present is not merely a question of procuring supplies, but also a matter of getting them there.
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Construction of embankments is the only structural measure available for theprovisionofreliefto the people.
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The court pointed out that none of those enactments was either designed for or appropriate to theprovisionofreliefto flood victims.
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