anorganizationwhosepurposeis to givemoney,food, orhelpto those who need it, or tocarryoutactivitiessuch asmedicalresearchthat willhelppeoplein need, and not to make aprofit:
Proceeds from thesaleof thesecardswillgo to(= be given to)localcharities.卖这些贺卡所得的收益将捐献给地方慈善组织。
UNICEFis aninternationalcharity.联合国儿童基金会是国际性慈善组织。
acancerresearchcharity
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help,especiallyin theformofmoney, givenfreelytopeoplewho are in need, forexamplebecause they areill,poor, or have nohome, andorganizationsthatprovidethishelp:
asystemof givingmoney,food, orhelpfreeto those who are in need because they areill,poor, or have nohome, or anyorganizationthat has thepurposeofprovidingmoneyorhelpingin this way
There are, of course, other cantonal and municipal institutions as well as private charities that supplement the two primary sources of social security.
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In some ways, the payment card resembles a familiar pledge card used by charities or conservation organizations to elicit donations.
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As hospitals began to take on the air of public institutions as opposed to private charities, they gained respectability among the middle classes.
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A number of charities were founded around 1700 to support and enlarge the school and finance apprenticeships.
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Much information, for example, comes from reports intended for the public that also provided the charities with financial support.
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Throughout the eighteenth century, pensioners' cash stipends were supplemented with assistance in kind received from the overseers, and, to a lesser extent, from charities.
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Opponents of medical charities bemoaned the negative effect of free care on the independence, dignity, and self-sufficiency of the poor.
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Less inherently indefensible but still potentially pauperising were the recurrent metropolitan emergency relief charities.
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What women did, chiefly through the religious orders, charities and schooling, although mentioned in several chapters, is the sole subject of only one.
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During this time, it built social-service organizations such as hospitals and charities that raised its profile and strengthened its relationship with the masses.
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Of course, these charities did contribute towards the makeshift economy, but they were extremely restricted in their value.
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The volumes then follow a regular pattern with sections on economic history, local government, religion, education and (of course) charities for the poor.
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Other charities, particularly those concerned with cancer, also fund trials, though few provide substantial support for more applied research or systematic reviews.
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All care was provided by private institutions, charities, and municipal organizations.
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However, because of the great gaps in the charity's papers, little day-to-day, or period-to-period, activity is discernible.
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Collocationswithcharity
charity
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act of charity
After taking our land they gave us patches of it as in anactofcharity, only to dominate us.
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bogus charity
The only reason there are so many bogus charities to-day is that the police have not got the power with which to prevent these collections.
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charity auction
Acharityauctionwas held to name the main character.
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