foreign donor

collocation in English

meaningsofforeignanddonor

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foreign
adjective
uk
/ˈfɒr.ən/us
/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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donor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdəʊ.nər/us
/ˈdoʊ.nɚ/
a person who gives some of their blood or a part of their body to help someone who ...
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(Definition offoreignanddonorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both have been frequent recipients offoreigndonorfunding, and both are effective users of international media.
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It was designed to develop a technique for detectingforeigndonorcells in recipient animals.
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There are several possible ways of financing such funds: a contribution from the general government budget; revenue from pollution charges;foreigndonorsupport; private contributions; or some combination.
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You would be intimidated for a lot less than getting a donation from aforeigndonor.
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Foreigndonorinstitutions which halted aid pending a return to civilian rule have largely continued their freeze.
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Nearly half of the government's budget is derived fromforeigndonorresources.
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Attempts were made, often with the support offoreigndonorcountries, to improve the country's economy, healthcare, education, transport, and agriculture.
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In such cases, foreign donors entertain a close relationship with the senior monks, often receiving spiritual instruction from them.
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Foreign donors of cultural aid did not always require rigorous book-keeping systems or other structures of accountability for the management of their funds.
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If foreign donors contribute enough to make the establishment of property rights remunerative, the property rights will soon appear and be clarified.
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Competitive elections and civil liberties, however, are the price he must pay to build legitimacy in the eyes of possibly violent opponents and potentially ungenerous foreign donors.
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There is a feeling in several contributions that foreign donors have let democracy down because their attention span does not extend far beyond witnessing semi-free elections.
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Unlike the cash-strapped national banks, foreign donors not only provide grants or low-interest loans for approved projects, but also bring in technology and expertise not available locally.
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In my judgment, these and other questions make it most undesirable for parties to accept contributions from foreign donors.
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If foreign donors want to donate money to a political party, why should they not do that?
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First, there could be a loophole in relation to foreign donors.
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Exactly the same applies to foreign donors.
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Efforts have been made by the government in recent years to expand food production, and several projects have been undertaken, largely financed by foreign donors.
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Also, it became a key interlocutor for foreign donors.
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