charitable effort
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcharitableandeffort
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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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effort
noun
uk/ˈef.ət/us/ˈef.ɚt/
physical or mental activity needed to ...
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(Definition ofcharitableandeffortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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On the whole, the working class is not fond ofcharitableeffort.
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I am convinced that unless we introduce corporate philanthrophy in this country we shall see the slow decline and demise of voluntary andcharitableeffort.
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They are now very sparsely distributed among the hospitals of this land, and then very often because of the result of privatecharitableeffort.
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Surely it must be accepted that the maincharitableeffortmust be within the confines that are broadly set by a legislative pattern.
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Charitableeffortis a continuation of the work that so many of our forebears did historically before the welfare state came into existence.
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These voluntary hospitals, while they are voluntary, are centres ofcharitableeffort.
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In any case,charitableeffortcan only ever be a supplement to, not a substitute for, public financial support.
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Only to that extent do we on these benches think thatcharitableeffortshould be brought into the field at all.
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The second conviction which has been strengthened by my recent experience is that some good things are best done, ideally done, by voluntary,charitableeffortrather than by statutory agencies.
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Beside that you must have some personal care and interest, somecharitableeffort, some missionary zeal, and there is plenty of room for both of these.
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The fund was the first suchcharitableeffortfor a war and has been referred to as the origin of the welfare state.
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The fund was the first suchcharitableeffortfor a war.
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But the effect of a national lottery would greatly harm the benefits accruing to local charitable efforts.
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The people were able to participate, by their charitable efforts, in the building of the hospital.
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It is non-political, as is proper for charitable efforts, and targets truancy.
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Surely, no police authorities would wish to incur the odium of refusing a licence for legitimate charitable efforts.
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Is it not time to abolish the silly laws against lotteries altogether and so give needy people the full benefit of these charitable efforts?
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It is all very well relying on emergency appeals showing a giver-friendly photograph of a starving child, but most charitable efforts rest on long-term work.
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If it were not for the dedication and hard work of the supporter's club and the charitable efforts of many other people, the club could not function.
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I am always anxious to see charitable efforts subscribed to for this excellent purpose, but in the matter of street collections we must draw the line.
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