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In Britain, a ~ is a committee which is appointed by the government but works independently. A ~ has responsibility for a particular area of activity, for example the giving of government grants to arts organizations.
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In Britain, a ~ is a committee which is appointed by the government but works independently. A ~ has responsibility for a particular area of activity, for example the giving of government grants to arts organizations.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012