charitable activity

collocation in English

meaningsofcharitableandactivity

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charitable
adjective
uk
/ˈtʃær.ə.tə.bəl/us
/ˈtʃer.ə.t̬ə.bəl/
giving money, food, or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor, or have ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofcharitableandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The second considers recurrent policy proposals to induce voluntarycharitableactivityby reducing welfare state expenditure.
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The extent to which the volume of thischaritableactivityhas altered over time is hard to gauge at a national level.
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It follows that citizens may also take their cue from such signals when forming perceptions of the intrinsic worth ofcharitableactivity.
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Charitableactivitybenefits not only the recipients but the givers, and strengthens our society's bonds.
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We will need to observe carefully the impact of the new dispensation on the nature ofcharitableactivityand motivation.
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We are united in believing that it is important to stimulatecharitableactivity.
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If they wish, therefore, to move into another area ofcharitableactivity, they can do so.
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Charitableactivitycertainly does that, on an enormous scale.
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We feel it produces an impossible discrimination between one form ofcharitableactivityand another.
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I hope that the substantial public resources involved incharitableactivitywill thereby be more properly used.
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Four essential characteristics reflect the state ofcharitableactivitytoday.
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I wish, first, to refer to the environment, a comparatively new field ofcharitableactivity.
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We and other countries should not turn aside from this as though overseas aid is a marginal,charitableactivity.
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I regularly meet business people and other individuals concerned with privatecharitableactivity.
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That is a word of praise and appreciation for those projects as two examples among many of the need forcharitableactivityand voluntary effort.
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There has been a huge expansion ofcharitableactivityin recent years.
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The boundaries between state provision and other provision are being moved into the field ofcharitableactivity.
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I have always thought that the basis forcharitableactivityis giving from one's own pocket, not recycling taxpayers' funds.
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First, it would produce an acceptable definition ofcharitableactivity, and keep that definition under review in changing circumstances.
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