noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
accept assistance
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They were ready to accept French military assistance.
ask for assistance (= help or support )
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You can call this number to ask for assistance.
humanitarian aid/assistance/relief
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Humanitarian aid is being sent to the refugees.
render assistance
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an obligation to render assistance to those in need
spring to sb’s aid/assistance (= move quickly to help someone )
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One of the young policemen sprang to her assistance.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
economic
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To Athens, the Peloponnesians offered economic assistance to maintain their destitute people, and even a new home within the Peloponnese.
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The Soviets were also initiating an economic assistance program for selected Third World countries.
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May 1991: international economic assistance for cyclone disaster.
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Since Mr Obasanjo's ascension, U.S. agencies have provided $ 109 million in political, economic and military assistance .
federal
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After the murder, the tabloid was asked by federal agents for assistance and agreed to comply.
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Immigrants would not qualify for most other federal poverty assistance for five years.
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If any blame must be given for the delay in acquiring federal assistance , it should probably fall on the governor.
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Strengthening of that infrastructure would stimulate self-sustaining growth in the private sector-growth which would continue after federal assistance had been withdrawn.
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This is only about one-quarter of the low-income families eligible for federal housing assistance .
financial
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It is well within reason to expect help in this regard in exchange for further financial assistance .
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These early Acts stemmed very largely from sanitary powers, and did not provide any financial assistance beyond powers of borrowing money.
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The company may also provide financial assistance in the form of bridging finance and/or temporary mortgage facilities.
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This includes advice, guidance and initial financial assistance where appropriate up to a limit of £5,000 per person.
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We will make financial assistance available for part-time study.
foreign
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Approximately 70 percent of development expenditure was to be financed from foreign assistance and loans.
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But with foreign assistance to developing world agriculture in decline, that will be harder.
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An increase of 51.7 percent was forecast in the state development budget owing to increased foreign assistance contributions and project loans.
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The heavy dependence on foreign technical assistance has had many disadvantages.
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Technical assistance Foreign technical assistance has also been important.
further
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The centres are essentially for advice and usually offer only a limited amount, if any, of further assistance .
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It is well within reason to expect help in this regard in exchange for further financial assistance .
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Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require further information or assistance .
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If I can be of any further assistance , please let me know.
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Thank you for your co-operation and if I can be of further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.
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See p. 128 for further assistance on this point.
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Cushendall police requested further assistance in the Glengariff area at 1345 where more livestock had become cut off by the flood waters.
great
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He will operate his office upon those lines known to be of greatest assistance to his client.
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The writer may very legitimately find the project is too difficult to carry out without a great deal of assistance from others.
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All the information you can provide will be of great assistance .
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I am deeply indebted to Henry Rosemont, who gave a great deal of assistance in the final revisions of the manuscript.
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Part I of the resolution also urged greater assistance to governments engaged in crop substitution programmes.
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The international community, and journalists in particular, could be of great assistance in ensuring that elections are free and fair.
international
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May 1991: international economic assistance for cyclone disaster.
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Development aid, international monetary assistance , transnational corporate investment are all geared towards integrating Third World economies into a global market.
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The government requested international assistance to support the balance of payments and to stem the decline in international reserves.
legal
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The value of good legal assistance can not be overstressed.
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And Dees was offering us free legal assistance .
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Legal Advice: Access to independent legal advice, assistance and representation is essential to any refugee determination process.
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Weeks after he signed the very welfare-overhaul bill that cut the immigrants off, he pledged to restore legal immigrants' assistance .
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Thousands may therefore be in need of urgent legal advice and assistance with the enforcement of their rights.
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This might be legal assistance to recover unpaid fees or help with the negotiations after a cancelled engagement.
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The causes she has espoused include lowering infant mortality and the provision of legal assistance to the poor.
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As you appear to be without legal assistance the following instructions must be carried out forthwith: - 1.
medical
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Stop therapy if side-effects are severe and seek medical assistance Give prescribed anti-emetics.
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The medical assistance agency collects about $ 20 million a year through its Estate Recovery Program, the lawsuit said.
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Women worried about the cosmetic effects of insect bites on the face make up a significant proportion of those seeking medical assistance .
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Medical care / insurance: private insurance, medical assistance , Medicaid.
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We have to weigh up the merits of medical assistance and of leaving Nature to take its course.
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And they are also likely to be healthier in old age, and have better access to good diet and medical assistance .
military
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According to the organisers, both races rely on military assistance , which could not be guaranteed in the present crisis.
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As for military assistance , it was nonexistent.
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Burkina was alleged to have given Taylor's forces military and logistical assistance .
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The ceasefire would be guaranteed by international observers, and outside military assistance to either side would be prohibited.
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He also suggested seeking technical and military assistance from abroad to deal with such problems as drug trafficking.
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Since Mr Obasanjo's ascension, U.S. agencies have provided $ 109 million in political, economic and military assistance .
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The request for military assistance came on 30 June.
mutual
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Stalin had no intention of honouring previously signed mutual assistance treaties.
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Treaties on good-neighbourly relations and on co-operation and mutual assistance between government ministries were also finalized.
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There had been enormous economic advances, which had been possible only on a basis of mutual assistance .
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I would like to hear from anyone who works in this field and we could be of mutual assistance .
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The countries involved have pledged to offer mutual assistance in the event of a spill.
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The mutual assistance of harem owners in driving off non-reproductive males may be the basis of herd formation in the gelada baboon.
national
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The Government first attempted to exclude altogether supplementary benefit and national assistance from the scope of regulation 72.
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As the conflagration grew, the chief of police asked for National Guard assistance .
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With the replacement of national assistance by supplementary benefit in 1966, a major change took place in relation to the means-tested benefits.
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But there was no change in the system of adjudication; national assistance tribunals simply became SBATs.
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In 1948, a little less than a million households were drawing national assistance .
practical
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Social workers try to help individuals and families by offering support, advice and practical assistance .
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Substitute care was seen as supporting parents as well as providing for children's needs, and practical assistance as preserving the family unit.
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The research findings will provide practical assistance for teachers in the running of schools.
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The NatWest Hospital Income Plan offers practical financial assistance at a time when you and your family need it most.
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Each agreed to provide practical assistance to the other in times of difficulty.
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Where our Investigation Department operations involved shipping and small craft we were the specialists to whom they could turn for practical assistance .
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I hope that this book will be a major source of practical advice and assistance and will encourage the return of practitioners.
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By providing practical assistance on one or more mornings to lead or help lead craft, drama or games activities. 4.
public
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In contrast to all other social welfare policies, public assistance programmes for the poor are the most controversial.
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Only 4. 2 percent registered at libraries and 4. 1 percent at public assistance and social service agencies.
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In the United States unemployment insurance, accident compensation and public assistance underwent no major changes.
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The three of them eked out a life on public assistance .
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Trusts have long been used to hold assets that would otherwise disqualify the heir from public assistance .
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The city has about 1.1m people on public assistance .
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Once here, most receive public assistance such as welfare and food stamps until they find employment.
regional
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The motion refers to cuts in the regional assistance budget.
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But they were pervasive, ranging from policies on the taxation of profits to regional assistance schemes.
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One option would be to increase the £120m regional selective assistance budget, channelled into businesses in struggling areas.
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A large number of smaller companies there have been receiving regional selective assistance since the middle 1980s.
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The Treaty also established mechanisms through which regional assistance could be directed, if desired.
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It would not be appropriate to pursue that now. Regional selective assistance remains the main regional programme for industry.
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I can quote some of the figures on the cuts in regional selective assistance in the period in question.
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Tens of thousands of jobs are created each year by regional selective assistance .
technical
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In recent years, Western governments have increased their technical assistance through NGOs.
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I played with a few of the new titles, with lots of technical assistance from some computer literati.
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This organisation provides technical assistance to community groups on planning, housing and environmental matters.
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Today, the independent foundation provides technical assistance and support to more than 200 Academies across the country.
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In several countries, technical assistance salaries now exceed national public service pay-rolls.
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In California and Florida, state funding and technical assistance for career academies have greatly expanded the number of such programs statewide.
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He also suggested seeking technical and military assistance from abroad to deal with such problems as drug trafficking.
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This generally proves useful when they interpret and offer technical assistance to officials approving the budget.
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development
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The austerity measures affected primarily spending on health, social welfare, defence and overseas development assistance .
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They blocked requests for new development assistance worth US$74,000,000.
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More broadly, we call upon industrial countries to raise their official development assistance towards internationally agreed levels.
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Repayments on this development assistance would be rescheduled over 20 years.
employee
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These people are usually drawn from the employee assistance , human resources, health promotion, affirmative action or equal employment departments.
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Numerous companies have made information available through employee assistance or medical departments.
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You are an employee assistance counselor.
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Finally, talk with human resources, employee assistance , medical, legal, training and employee communications people from other companies.
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Both companies have policies about benefits, disability, reasonable accommodation, discrimination and employee assistance .
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Few companies have committed to individualized employee assistance on eldercare issues.
program
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The Soviets were also initiating an economic assistance program for selected Third World countries.
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Drug assistance programs allocate about $ 750 per patient every month, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Table 8-15 describes the federally financed food assistance programs , including their purpose and objectives.
■ VERB
ask
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The existing arrangements of asking for police assistance when the presence of weapons is suspected are considered to be quite adequate.
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Even the doctor, who had the deep pole, was asking McMurphy for assistance .
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I ask for assistance to repair my car.
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Novices can attend one of several daily free get-acquainted sessions or ask for assistance from arcade staffers.
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An article will be published in the C.B News asking for assistance , not necessarily on a full time, regular basis.
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It did not occur to her to ask the police for assistance .
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The mayor finally asked the governor for assistance , whereupon eight companies were sent in and the saloons ordered closed.
call
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The birth of another child seems, predictably, to be a situation in which grandmothers are called upon for assistance .
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Services in Derbyshire were so busy that they needed to call for assistance from neighbouring Nottinghamshire.
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It is such a cohesive, well-oiled unit that the band rarely has to call for outside assistance .
give
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Some breeders fear that this method might not always be successful, so they give the process a little assistance .
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Buchanan has said he would gradually eliminate all foreign economic aid and give only limited assistance in instances of humanitarian disasters.
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The galley was well-armed and it was unlikely that Sir James would give any assistance .
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Vanguard had little organization in East Belfast and the Official Unionists gave very little assistance .
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The president must be given every assistance - political and economic - to cement democracy and make his gamble pay off.
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Brown &038; Root gives an additional housing assistance grant and Cornhill Insurance gives an extra transfer allowance.
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While the formalities are being dealt with, relatives should be given every comfort and assistance if they seek it.
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Mr Hellyer gave him every assistance and afterwards went thankfully down to the pub for a few beers.
help
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At present I require assistance to help me to choose the most suitable occupation.
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It directs developed countries to provide an unspecified amount of financial and technical assistance to help developing countries comply.
house
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By law, returning Kazakhs are supposed to be entitled to certain benefits, including housing and financial assistance .
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But neither vouchers nor other temporary housing assistance were available.
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They represent only a tiny proportion of the people who get housing assistance from Washington.
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This is only about one-quarter of the low-income families eligible for federal housing assistance .
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The housing assistance plan was prepared with fewer disruptions.
need
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Help those who need assistance , as agreed with your supervisor.
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But there are many more who do not, who truly depend upon and need some sort of assistance .
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If you need additional assistance or information, phone direct to Myrtle Beach at 0-800-89-1390.
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In addition to attending training classes, Sparta managers and supervisors needed follow-up assistance in applying these skills.
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When Jean-Pierre needed her assistance he would call.
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No intercom, nor any information about what those needing assistance should do.
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We can treat lone parents as poor people, needing means-tested social assistance of some sort - as we do now.
offer
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Four pilot Workstart schemes will be started, offering financial assistance to employers who take on people who have been long-term unemployed.
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If the employer offers assistance towards housing costs, worries about living in a more expensive environment may be allayed.
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Dole also offered his assistance , the sources said.
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They hurried there but the consulate could offer no assistance .
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This generally proves useful when they interpret and offer technical assistance to officials approving the budget.
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If help is required you will probably be asked, although there is nothing wrong with offering your assistance .
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For one thing, I went around the company offering expert assistance to people.
provide
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Finally, the policy also aims to provide assistance to employees with other substance abuse problems.
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Today, the independent foundation provides technical assistance and support to more than 200 Academies across the country.
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Banks, through modern communications and worldwide correspondents, provide assistance to customers engaged in international trade.
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This money would be used to provide education, job-training assistance , childcare and program administration beginning later this year.
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These early Acts stemmed very largely from sanitary powers, and did not provide any financial assistance beyond powers of borrowing money.
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He asked if the mechanics might stop on their way home and see if they could provide assistance .
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The two oil companies, which are due to merge in February, also provide considerable technical assistance .
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A major responsibility of budget analysts is to provide advice and technical assistance in the preparation of annual budgets.
receive
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The school's director said he had not received any real assistance in years.
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The island to which this vocationally heterogeneous unit was assigned is one of the newest and smallest countries receiving Peace Corps assistance .
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Some, but not many, jobs have been created by companies receiving assistance .
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Once here, most receive public assistance such as welfare and food stamps until they find employment.
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Costs per job in schemes where developers had received assistance to improve property for use by others were much lower.
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A single parent with three children, Harvey has sometimes received assistance from her parents and her three sisters.
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Knowing what is available and what might help is a first step in the process of claiming and receiving such assistance .
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Mr. Robert Hughes: The issue of who receives assistance and who does not is extremely important.
request
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Derbyshire County Council had requested assistance with their visitors' day in London en route to Matlock.
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The government requested international assistance to support the balance of payments and to stem the decline in international reserves.
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Cushendall police requested further assistance in the Glengariff area at 1345 where more livestock had become cut off by the flood waters.
require
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They may require assistance to make representations to the local authority.
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Crisis resolution may require the intervention and assistance of two people from outside the troubled department.
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It requires no physical assistance or material aid, and is capable of being exercised by men, women and children.
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In Roswell, a resource room is a classroom for special education students who require part-time special assistance .
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Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require further information or assistance .
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Employment interviewers select the best qualified workers available and assign them to the firms requiring assistance .
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Nevertheless, we will, of course, require your assistance in drafting the non-financial section of the memorandum.
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However if you require advice or assistance prior to this please do not hesitate to contact this office at the number below.
seek
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In many cases it will be best to seek professional assistance from outside the firm.
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She can walk into a family planning clinic and seek assistance .
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They may be petitioned by men to help with hunting animals, or by women seeking assistance with childbirth or illness.
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It is often difficult for parents to seek psychological assistance .
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Stop therapy if side-effects are severe and seek medical assistance Give prescribed anti-emetics.
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A first step to improvement for work-inhibited children occurs when they begin to seek assistance .
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We have sought to concentrate assistance with prescription charges on those whose incomes are such that the charges cause a problem.
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The managers observed that their subordinates sought their assistance about a variety of problems.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
seek (sb's) advice/help/assistance etc
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Abdominal complaints Abdomen: When to seek advice Urgently, Right now!
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Almost three years since she sought help for the severe seizures, Harlan had her surgery.
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It will normally be necessary to seek expert advice on the realisable values of all the major assets.
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She can walk into a family planning clinic and seek assistance.
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The more Marcus thought about it, the more he realized that he would have to seek help from Fanshawe.
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They had sought my advice, and I had recommended this machine.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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financial assistance for students
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Our tour guides will be pleased to be of assistance if you have any problems.
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Patients can usually walk without assistance within a week of the operation.
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The company has a toll-free number that offers technical assistance to anyone who needs it.
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The federal agency provides assistance to families whose homes were destroyed by flooding.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the policy emphasis was always on job creation stimulated by economic development rather than on direct assistance to the unemployed.
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Children and overseas students should be able to learn new words without constant assistance or confinement to a restricted vocabulary.
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It would be tragic if World Bank assistance is used to pursue the ineffective treatment regimen.
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The assistance is in addition to the $ 22 million the president authorized March 4.
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This generally proves useful when they interpret and offer technical assistance to officials approving the budget.