outside assistance

collocation in English

meaningsofoutsideandassistance

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outside
adjective
adverb
preposition
uk
/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/us
/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
not inside ...
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assistance
noun[U]
uk
/əˈsɪs.təns/us
/əˈsɪs.təns/
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(Definition ofoutsideandassistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoutside assistance

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It is quite unlikely that he would have instigated the call foroutsideassistancewithin his magisterial jurisdiction.
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On this basis we suggest that life could not have evolved from that starting point, andoutsideassistancewas required.
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It was reported that very few people sought help for stress, partly because they were unaware that they were stressed and partly because many were unwilling to seekoutsideassistance.
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The number of those in need ofoutsideassistanceis estimated at two to three million.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In principle the 'oil for food' facility should provide basic humanitarian aid without recourse tooutsideassistance.
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I have no reason to believe that there is any need for us to call foroutsideassistanceat the moment.
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There was increasing intimidation of essential and other workers, the situation was deteriorating, andoutsideassistancewas needed.
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What an advantage it is to haveoutsideassistancein this matter.
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It seems to me that without satisfactory answers to such questions, no amount ofoutsideassistancewill produce much change.
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It would go to the money market oroutsideassistanceonly when it had a new project, a new factory or an extension to undertake.
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They do not seem to appreciateoutsideassistance, even when it is provided out of the taxpayers' pockets.
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If a country needsoutsideassistanceand outside capital investment, we see no reason why it should not have it.
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If that is so, quite obviouslyoutsideassistancemust be required to deal with the problem.
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That has been done by the efforts of the borough, withoutoutsideassistance.
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It is the development of local manpower, with skilledoutsideassistance, where necessary, which is critical.
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Outsideassistanceis still required for computer audit, but we are beginning to train more specialists of our own.
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I do not know whether they are responsible for the amendments or whether they hadoutsideassistance, but what they have done is extremely welcome.
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I agree that it would be a mistake to divest the prisons of alloutsideassistancein regard to these medical matters.
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The survey is actively considering seeking other forms ofoutsideassistance.
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They cannot find accommodation for overspill population from the slum areas without someoutsideassistance.
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