farm subsidy
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffarmandsubsidy
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farm
noun[C]
uk/fɑːm/us/fɑːrm/
an area of land, together with a house and buildings, used for growing crops and/or keeping animals as ...
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subsidy
noun[C]
uk/ˈsʌb.sɪ.di/us/ˈsʌb.sə.di/
money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it ...
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(Definition offarmandsubsidyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is a subsidy which is a strictlyfarmsubsidyand not a consumer subsidy.
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For the same money paid in hillfarmsubsidyfor 6,000 farms we could keep 1,000 village schools open.
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We have heard of all sorts of figures relating to thefarmsubsidyand the high proportion which it represents of the total farming income.
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It should not be investigatingfarmsubsidyfrauds, which are matters for the national authorities.
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The present level of anyfarmsubsidyshould be paid only on the second lamb, or twin.
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I am not criticising thefarmsubsidy, but we cannot compare the £250 million offarmsubsidywith this £25 million, for this £25 million is not a subsidy but investment.
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The improvements in the hillfarmsubsidy, the introduction of the sheep meat regime and the substantial improvement in the beef premium have helped the success of the livestock industry.
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Gein was a handyman and received afarmsubsidyfrom the federal government starting in 1951.
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On farm subsidies, a deliberator might question with regard to this dimension why subsidies should also go to large agribusinesses.
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As the number of farmers declined, so did the capacity of rural representatives to defend farm subsidies.
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Most suburban voters are not welfare state "constituents"; they receive neither food stamps nor farm subsidies.
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In fact, current farm subsidies and tariffs on imported agricultural products can be potentially justified as a subsidy for the above positive externalities created by the farming sector.
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Every year we have a debate on farm subsidies.
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The only farm subsidies directly aimed at reducing the cost of food are consumer subsidies.
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I take it for granted that there will always be farm subsidies.
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