charitable cause

collocation in English

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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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cause
noun
uk
/kɔːz/us
/kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
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(Definition ofcharitableandcausefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I do not blame her at all for raising one specificcharitablecauseand asking me to agree immediately to pay that £17 million.
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The end product of thecharitablecauseand the end product of light are still the same but the methods of use have changed.
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People visit the station and it does enormous good for thecharitablecausethat it supports.
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Cinemas are allowed to open only if a certain proportion of their income on that day goes to somecharitablecause.
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It is a little like increasing one's overdraft at the bank to make an increased contribution to acharitablecause.
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That means that it is not easy to run a successfulcharitablecausethat draws attention to back pain.
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All the bank's employees, which numbered 1,000, were encouraged to donate time to thecharitablecauseof their choosing.
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The silent auction takes place throughout the weekend and proceeds go to acharitablecause.
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Each issue's cover is embraced by the founder or active participant of acharitablecause.
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Proceeds were donated to acharitablecauseof the winner's choice.
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The balance of the fund is generally donated to acharitablecause, as decided by the committee.
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Satyarthi has highlighted child labor as a human rights issue as well as a welfare matter andcharitablecause.
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Later, after helping raise money for acharitablecause, she steals this money and invests it in a stock scheme, and promptly loses it as well when the stock tanks.
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The task would usually be in aid of acharitablecause, for example building a play area for children within the local community, or something similar.
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Developers of rogue security software may also entice people into purchasing their product by claiming to give a portion of their sales to acharitablecause.
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Yankovic stated that this was done because since the song itself was so mean-spirited he thought that he might as well donate the money earned to acharitablecause.
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Voluntary organisations can also call on charitable causes for their capital costs if not for a contribution to their running costs.
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I should like to conclude on this note: the clause talks about charitable causes and charitable organisations.
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There are many charitable causes which might suffer from this arrangement while others might benefit, perhaps out of all proportion to the others.
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