disaster assistance

collocation in English

meaningsofdisasterandassistance

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disaster
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈzɑː.stər/us
/dɪˈzæs.tɚ/
(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or ...
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assistance
noun[U]
uk
/əˈsɪs.təns/us
/əˈsɪs.təns/
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(Definition ofdisasterandassistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Since they were denied government loans, emergency ordisasterassistance, and other aid, many black farmers lost their farms and their homes.
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Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, at least, people wanted and eventually demandeddisasterassistancefrom government.
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Again, 112th soldiers were called upon to play a significant role indisasterassistanceand performed superbly.
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The organization strives to abolish the core causes of poverty, emphasizing livelihood training, literacy and education, and providing clean water, food, education anddisasterassistance.
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It also provideddisasterassistanceand supported small development projects world-wide.
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As well the province is responsible for a portion ofdisasterassistancefunding.
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They have conducted charitable activities, such as constructingdisasterassistancecentres.
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The bill would have provided for $60.4 billion in supplementaldisasterassistance.
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Ultimately, more than 206,000 people applied fordisasterassistance, including grants for essential repairs and temporary housing.
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Techniques for incorporating nourishment projects into flood insurance costs anddisasterassistanceremain controversial.
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Eligibility for thedisasterassistanceincluded restoration to property or household items of an essential nature.
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Nearly 29,000 individuals registered fordisasterassistance, with the first assistance check arrived ten days after the disaster declaration.
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This declaration allowed those counties to apply fordisasterassistance.
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Disasterassistancemoney in these jurisdictions would be used to restore public assets and infrastructure impaired by the storm.
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Along with this, a permanentdisasterassistanceprogram is introduced with adjustments to the crop insurance program.
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This insurance is designed to provide an insurance alternative todisasterassistanceto meet the escalating costs of repairing damage to buildings and their contents caused by floods.
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For a large flood event, the federal government pays up to 90% of thedisasterassistancefunds and, therefore, should have an interest in a strategy to reduce economic losses.
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