anti-poverty programme
collocation in Englishmeaningsofanti-povertyandprogramme
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anti-poverty
adjective
uk/ˌæn.tiˈpɒv.ə.ti/us/ˌæn.taɪˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/
opposed to or intended to reduce poverty (= the condition of being ...
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programme
noun[C]
uk/ˈprəʊ.ɡræm/us/ˈproʊ.ɡræm/
a broadcast on television ...
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His first point concerned theanti-povertyprogrammethat is discussed in paragraph 9.11.
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It showed considerable public support for a seriousanti-povertyprogramme.
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The very rich have got back about £3·64 billion and ouranti-povertyprogramme, increasing the pension and so on, would cost about £3·5 billion.
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It is a comprehensiveanti-povertyprogramme.
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Rapid growth in the agricultural sector, combined with the spread of anti-poverty programmes, did make a dent on the problem.
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This was attributable, in part, to rapid economic growth and, in part, to the spread and the reach of anti-poverty programmes.
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It also retained its faith in the ability of the federal government to solve the race problem through legislation and anti-poverty programmes.
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In many states, power subsidies take a large proportion of the government budget, squeezing out expenditure on anti-poverty programmes.
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We strongly support the statement that the objective is to increase spending on anti-poverty programmes such as health and education.
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It contained information on what we need to spend on education, health and anti-poverty programmes.
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We have supported three anti-poverty programmes, each different in its own way but having a common thread.
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That is a very considerable figure, involving 26 countries, and it is yielding money for education, health and anti-poverty programmes.
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The conditionality is that the money that was previously spent on debt should go to health, education or anti-poverty programmes.
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I regret that the financial provision for anti-poverty programmes is still inadequate.
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That is the best means by which we can encourage the poorer countries to invest where they should be investing—not in military arms, but in health, education and anti-poverty programmes.
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