flood relief

collocation in English

meaningsoffloodandrelief

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flood
noun
uk
/flʌd/us
/flʌd/
a large amount of water covering an area that is ...
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relief
noun
uk
/rɪˈliːf/us
/rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or ...
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(Definition offloodandrelieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflood relief

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Over the past week they have responded to numerous requests to help withfloodrelief.
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There will be many cases of personal hardship and a number offloodreliefappeal funds have already been set up.
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The existence of thefloodreliefchannel will have no measurable impact on groundwater levels.
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Water will flow naturally through thefloodreliefchannel all year round without the need for pumping.
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Internal drainage boards provide arterial drainage andfloodreliefin certain localised areas.
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It could also act as a means offloodrelief.
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At present, there is no list detailing areas not protected byfloodreliefschemes.
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The costs will be partially offset by income from the sale of sand and gravel excavated from thefloodreliefchannel.
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I do not want to argue aboutfloodrelief, which is just one part of expenditure.
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The difficulty about announcing a financial contribution is that there have been over 40floodrelieffunds established.
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That was the first part of afloodreliefscheme for that area.
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At the peak more than 11,000 men were directly employed onfloodreliefwork.
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He wants to know what is being done aboutfloodrelief.
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First, we have made substantial additional sums available forfloodreliefin areas that have been affected by flooding.
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Most important, although hitherto unmentioned, are the possible effects of flooding or otherwise downstream of thefloodreliefarea.
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Why was that settlement inflated by a substantial amount of money forfloodrelief?
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The criteria used forfloodreliefworks were applied nationally.
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The main burden offloodreliefwork falls upon local authorities.
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However, he understands that in this case a localfloodrelieffund, which was established some years ago, will assist.
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All practicable steps are being taken to supply enough labour forfloodreliefand cultivation work.
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