I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a council grant (= amount of money that a council gives to a person, organization, project etc )
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The community centre has had its council grant cut by 50%.
a research grant (= money for doing research )
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Have you applied for a research grant?
a student loan/grant (= money that is lent or given to a student )
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Some of them are still paying off student loans.
apply for/seek/be granted asylum
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He has been granted asylum in France.
be granted membership (= be accepted as a member )
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Montenegro was granted membership of the UN in 2006.
be granted/given bail
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Magistrates adjourned the case until June 9 and Smith was granted bail.
discretionary award/grant/fund etc
give/grant approval
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Congress gave final approval on October 8.
give/grant sb a reprieve
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The US Supreme Court voted against granting Smith a reprieve against giving him one .
give/grant sb leave
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He was given compassionate leave.
grant consent formal (= give it formally )
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The local council was prepared to grant consent to the project.
grant sb a lease (= let someone have a lease )
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The landlord may grant a lease for a short or long period.
grant sth independence (= allow a country to become independent )
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It was General de Gaulle who granted Algeria independence.
grant/approve an application (= give permission to do or have sth )
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What are the reasons for not granting this application?
granted an amnesty
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The government granted an amnesty for all former terrorists.
granted immunity
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They were granted immunity from prosecution.
granted...exemptions
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The commission granted temporary exemptions .
grant/fulfil sb's wish (= give someone what they want )
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His parents would now be able to grant his wish.
grant/give sb a pardon
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Tyler was convicted but was granted a royal pardon one given by a king or queen .
grant/give sb clemency
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She was granted clemency after killing her violent husband.
grant...injunction
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The judge refused to grant an injunction .
grant/issue a licence
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He was granted his flying instructor’s licence.
grant...political asylum (= give )
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No country would grant him political asylum .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
access
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Of course, first it has to be put online, and granted public access .
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Finally, he grants Bennett access to his old papers, but Bennett can make little headway with them.
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Note that this keyword must be included even if there are no users to be granted access .
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Mike Leavitt has signed into law a bill banning public schools from granting recognition or access to gay or lesbian student groups.
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Eventually, in January 1989, she was awarded custody of their daughters and the earl was granted access .
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Of course, Jody could not grant me access to the players themselves.
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In return, Blackpool trams were granted access to the Company tracks as far as Lytham, but rarely exercised the privilege.
aid
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He has been granted legal aid for the case, which if successful could lead to hundreds of other claims.
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He then launched an inquiry into why she was granted Legal Aid .
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There were no applications for bail for either defendant and both were granted legal aid by the magistrates.
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Farmers are also being given access to grant aid to help in setting up extra activities to supplement their farming income.
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You may be granted Legal Aid subject to the payment of a financial contribution, usually payable by instalments.
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Musician Borivoje Panic has even been granted legal aid to bring the case against Camden Council.
amnesty
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Congress had granted him another amnesty to contest the 1992 election.
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We demanded that every student who took part in the protest be granted amnesty .
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In the past, the family has opposed granting amnesty , demanding that offenders be prosecuted instead.
application
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For the reasons I have given I would grant the application .
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I have therefore decided to grant the application .
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A justices' clerk has power to grant or refuse an application for transfer.
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He says that there are conservation reasons for not granting this application .
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The application accompanied by such certificate will then be referred to the district judge, exparte, who may grant the application.
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If leave is granted the draft application on form 10 is treated as a formal application for a s8 order.
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Morritt J. refused the application for leave to inspect but Hoffmann J. granted the application to set aside the registrar's order.
approval
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Quality Assurer Quality Assurer privilege allows you to grant or deny approval to packages using option 1.5.3.
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This parameter is only used by the routine if the package is being granted approval .
asylum
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At the same time, though, it has carefully refrained from protesting at the decision to grant the boy asylum .
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The Korbel family was granted political asylum in the United States in 1948, at a time when Albright was 11.
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They will grant you asylum , Mikhail - in exchange for your aircraft and your knowledge of it.
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Her parents were granted political asylum in the United States in 1948 following a Communist coup in Czechoslovakia.
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Refugees granted asylum or allowed to stay made up a small proportion-just over 10,000 in 1999.
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About 17, 500 people were granted asylum , out of 154, 000 asylum applications filed.
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Her husband was granted political asylum in the United States in 1996.
audience
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An elderly woman threatened to kill herself unless she was granted a brief audience .
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And you took too much for granted by assuming your audience was familiar with sponges.
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Why should he suddenly grant you an audience ?
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The delegates had to return without the satisfaction of having been granted an audience .
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At the end of the conference the participants were granted an audience with the Pope.
authority
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Developments of this sort can not be carried out without planning permission granted by local planning authority .
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But free speech is taken for granted , and authorities have traditionally practiced minimum government.
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Other Acts of Parliament merely grant local authorities powers, which they may choose whether or not to use.
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Congress granted the Interior Department authority to raise the fees earlier this year under a three-year program that expires in 1999.
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In 1972 eleven colleges were granted delegated authority for MPhil registrations.
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Included in the measure are provisions to restrict federal appeals by death-row inmates and to grant police wider authority for wiretaps.
bail
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Elaine Steele, 31, of Workington, Cumbria, was granted conditional bail until Friday.
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Brennan and Carlin were granted bail on condition that they keep away from witnesses and Nolan was granted unconditional bail.
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Dennis, of Braithwell, South Yorkshire, was granted unconditional bail until his next appearance on December 2.
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Meantime, all 5 defendants have been granted bail until April 27.
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The police believe magistrates are under pressure to grant bail , even when officers advise them it could be dangerous.
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Read in studio A magistrate who granted bail to a man who then committed murder has resigned.
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Read in studio A man accused of murder has been granted bail by magistrates.
charter
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A century later in 1890 Ossett was granted its Borough Charter .
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But we have largely forgotten why we grant these charters .
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Henry 1 granted the charter for the fairs to the Augustinian canons at Nostell Priory in 1100.
concession
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Producers of commercials resisted, but granted some concessions to end the strike.
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Governments have frequently made matters worse by granting concessions to cattle ranchers on terms that have created incentives for reckless exploitation.
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Milosevic has granted piecemeal concessions while sowing the kind of confusion that he has used in the past to stymie opponents.
consent
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According to my religion, I could, so long as my wife grants her consent .
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A number of acts of development are granted consent by two Statutory Instruments issued under the 1971 Act.
court
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Of course, the court may still grant a disgorgement order merely where it is satisfied that an investor has been adversely affected.
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The owner was yesterday due to appeal against a county court decision granting possession to Darlington Borough Council.
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The appeal court granted permission last December for those points to be argued on appeal.
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In this respect the situation is very similar to that which obtains when a court grants an exparte injunction.
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It will give prosecution lawyers a right to appeal against a court decision to grant bail.
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In the family proceedings court leave may be granted by a clerk.
credit
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These documents were later issued to bankers who are granting medium-term credit facilities to the authorities.
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Though many nonprofits own buildings and property, McCarthy said banks are reluctant to grant lines of credit to them.
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Sales may also be lost because the aggressive firm is more selective in granting credit than its competitors.
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First, the firm must establish the terms under which credit will be granted and to whom credit will be offered.
decision
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Decision 23 yes decision Permission is granted .
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Wade decision granted women the right to have abortions.
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At the same time, though, it has carefully refrained from protesting at the decision to grant the boy asylum.
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In her mind, the reengineering decision granted her a well-deserved promotion and greater span of control.
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A final decision whether to grant an entertainment licence will be taken in March.
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The owner was yesterday due to appeal against a county court decision granting possession to Darlington Borough Council.
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It will give prosecution lawyers a right to appeal against a court decision to grant bail.
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The central mistake was the Department's decision to grant Barlow Clowes an investment licence in 1985.
exemption
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Similarly, franchise agreements are granted block exemption under Regulation 4087/88.
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Graduates have also been granted exemptions by the professional bodies in personnel, marketing, banking and insurance.
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It has delegated authority under the Consolidated Regulations to grant such exemptions .
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Each individual is granted allowances or exemptions that reduce the total amount of income liable to tax.
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The Commission can grant an exemption retroactively from the date of notification.
government
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The owners wanted rent, and the government , after granting residence permits, stopped paying.
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We do not have a government prepared to grant entitlement to truth and history to its impoverished population.
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With time, the government grants a DeFacto recognition by installing running water, electricity, and by paving the roads.
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It did both under its previous government-granted monopoly.
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I felt unhappy and critical once more at the decision of Mr Attlee and his government to grant independence without further effort.
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The monkeys are quarantined for 45 days, then inspected for general health before government export licenses are granted .
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It had government grants to dispense, and scientific leadership to undertake.
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In such cases, governments can grant a private monopoly and regulate its prices, or they can create a public monopoly.
immunity
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Police actions are frequently directed by ruling politicians and the government controls the legislation which grants the army immunity .
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Huang has refused to testify unless granted partial immunity from prosecution.
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He also announced that parliament would be asked to grant Sassou-Nguesso immunity from prosecution for his actions during his term of office.
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Although lawyers are still negotiating, it is unlikely the committee will grant such immunity to Huang.
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Another 30 people were granted immunity from prosecution.
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Similarly, some justices bristled at the idea of using the Constitution to grant presidential immunity from civil suits.
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Those in history who have died heroic deaths, no matter for what cause, have usually been granted immunity from criticism.
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Last week, prosecutors said they would grant Mrs Moon immunity from prosecution in order to force her to testify.
injunction
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Alternatively, they are matters together with those specifically mentioned below which would influence me against granting an injunction .
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A judge this week granted Nogales-Talley a preliminary injunction , prohibiting the district from demoting her to classroom teacher.
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Sargant, J. granted the injunction , even though in doing so it would involve considerable hardship on the part of the Council.
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Courts may grant injunctions to stop defamatory publications which would prejudice pending criminal trials.
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In this respect the situation is very similar to that which obtains when a court grants an exparte injunction .
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Judge Beach disagreed and refused to grant an injunction .
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Turning to the balance of convenience, he was in no doubt that the balance lay in favour of granting an interlocutory injunction .
interview
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He had granted me a job interview .
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Kendall keeps a low profile, refusing to grant on-the-record interviews with the news media.
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With his usual courtesy and willingness to be of assistance he had granted several exclusive interviews on the spot.
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She has never granted a formal interview during her reign, which began in 1952 after the death of her father.
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Lake is not granting interviews as he prepares for his confirmation hearings.
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Once an energetic and loquacious politician, he now makes few trips, rarely grants interviews and reads speeches from texts.
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He would not grant requests for an interview .
judge
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Christou now appeals by leave of the full court after refusal by the single judge and we have granted leave to Wright.
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The judge has not yet granted class-action status.
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The judge granted her an injunction.
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The judge , in granting separate trials, ruled that Nichols' statements incriminated McVeigh.
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A judge this week granted Nogales-Talley a preliminary injunction, prohibiting the district from demoting her to classroom teacher.
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Within a day, a county judge granted a restraining order barring enforcement of the new law.
lease
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Where the County Court grants a new lease to the tenant it may do so for a period not exceeding 14 years.
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It had the power to grant building leases and fix ground rents.
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So the course which was widely adopted was not to sell up entirely but to grant leases of land wanted for development.
leave
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I hereby confirm that your request for 5 days paternity leave has been granted .
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If leave is granted the draft application on form 10 is treated as a formal application for a s8 order.
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I at once applied for leave , which was granted , and set off for Edinburgh on the overnight train.
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In the family proceedings court leave may be granted by a clerk.
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If leave is granted , the applicant will not have to file a fresh application for the substantive order sought.
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There is no question of leave being granted for a second appeal.
licence
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Once the customer decides to buy the software, Hewlett provides a password over the phone granting a permanent licence .
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Instead, Barlow Clowes was granted a licence .
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If permission is granted for an entertainment licence , the promoters hope to start shows there within the next few months.
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For example, an owner of land could grant a licence to cut and remove standing timber.
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A final decision whether to grant an entertainment licence will be taken in March.
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Isotron of Swindon was granted the first irradiation licence to preserve food.
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He took out a permit; then, mustering a few owners, he was granted a licence to train at Compton.
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They granted one such licence for waste paper baskets.
loan
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Companies hit by labour disputes were to be granted emergency loans and allowed to postpone tax repayments for up to nine months.
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Besides scoring consumers, Fair, Isaac pioneered using the same techniques to grant loans to businesses.
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She became an independent student and financed herself through two scholarships, an equal opportunities grant and a state loan .
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When a customer is granted a loan by his bank, the sum of money lent is added to his account.
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The next question is whether such action is taken in relation to the grant or refusal to grant a further loan .
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The business lobby has been squealing for everything from accelerated depreciation allowances to a Business Development Board to grant cheap loans .
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The bank does this by granting new loans amounting to £18,000.
option
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In any 10-year period managers should only be granted options on shares worth up to four times their annual earnings.
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The Chancellor will also announce a set of more generous tax breaks for companies granting share options .
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In such circumstances, however, it is unlikely that the landlord would be prepared to grant an option to renew.
order
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In granting the county court order , Judge Geoffrey Vos said the families' affidavits showed they feared for their children.
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Thou art the third light granted to the order of my beloved Francis.
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Of course, the court may still grant a disgorgement order merely where it is satisfied that an investor has been adversely affected.
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Within a day, a county judge granted a restraining order barring enforcement of the new law.
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In December 1991 the local authority was granted emergency protection orders in respect of both boys and placed them with foster parents.
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Where damages are clearly not an adequate remedy, an order for specific performance may be granted .
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A judge at Leeds has already granted an interim order so that she can stay with her foster parents.
pardon
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He was granted a partial pardon by President Jacques Chirac in 1996 and was finally released in September 1998.
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The former president has denied granting any pardons or commutations for any reason other than the merits.
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In spite of the negative stand of Carnogursky, Schuster can decide to grant the pardon .
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Prosecutors are trying to determine whether Clinton was bribed to grant the pardon .
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But he has now refused either to grant the long-expected pardon or refer the case back to the Court of Appeal.
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Francis of Assisi wrote: Where there is injury, let me grant pardon .
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After Mortimer's condemnation Edward granted pardon and restitution to the families which had suffered at his hands in 1329 and 1330.
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The mistress, political fundraiser Linda Jones, was granted a pardon , too.
patent
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But if an application is made to patent a computer-controlled furnace it may well succeed and be granted a patent.
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They were granted the first patent on the airplane in 1906.
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The United States patent and trademark office has granted three patents to RiceTec of Texas.
permission
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They granted themselves permission for Stonecross offices which was against the local plan, he said.
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Also, Saints owner Thomas Benson has said he would not grant any other team permission to talk to Mora.
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They live on state benefits in London, and were granted permission to stay until 2002.
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Sandi squirmed at her seat, unwilling to go, unless she could be granted a smiling permission .
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The Corporation of London granted planning permission for the scheme in July.
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Gwynedd County Council yesterday voted by 35 to 19 to grant the firm temporary permission for Sunday working at its tarmacadam plant.
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On 28 February Cork County Council was to meet to decide whether to grant planning permission .
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Meanwhile, Meaulnes has seen and fallen in love with a beautiful woman, who grants him permission to return one day.
planning
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There is no question but that they granted planning permission for Killingholme.
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To enable them to fulfil these tasks UDCs have been granted extensive financial, planning and land acquisition powers.
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Some three months later An Bord Pleanala granted planning permission for the dump, subject to 18 conditions.
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Council must take the guidelines into account when deciding whether to grant planning permission for new developments.
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On 28 February Cork County Council was to meet to decide whether to grant planning permission.
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For example, planning authorities may grant planning permission unconditionally or subject to such conditions as they think fit.
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Developments of this sort can not be carried out without planning permission granted by local planning authority.
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In addition to the General Development Order, it is possible for Parliament itself to grant specific planning permission.
power
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To delegate power and to grant independence are two very different things.
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All the added power to be granted county government by this charter proposal will accrue to an unelected staff.
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If a person died intestate the court had power to grant letters of administration of his estate to executors.
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Its powers are granted by them, and are to be exercised directly on them, and for their benefit.
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A justices' clerk has power to grant or refuse an application for transfer.
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The House is no longer a power outside, granting favors or withholding them.
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This strengthens the case for powers to be granted to the United Nations to deal with such conflicts.
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Also, their power to grant or withhold benefits provides them with considerable leverage over clients.
privilege
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Women too suffered the same fate unless granted the privilege of the sword.
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In return, major donors were granted various privileges , depending on how much they had given.
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If you can't see whether an obligation has been met, you can't readily grant a privilege .
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Young people are keen to be granted the privileges of being adult, while parents major on the responsibilities involved.
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This theory treats the company as an artificial entity whose separate legal personality is granted as a privilege by the state.
relief
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I am therefore prepared to grant the relief sought by Glasgow and will hear counsel as to the exact terms of the declarations.
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In either case this Court does not have authority to grant the requested relief .
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The applicant sought judicial review of that decision, and the Divisional Court granted him relief in the form of a declaration.
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Of those, only a fraction are granted relief .
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The jurisdiction to grant relief for breach of covenant other than to pay rent is discretionary, and may be given on terms.
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Where leave was given, it was not uncommon to find on investigation that there were no grounds for granting any relief .
request
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The court will either grant the request on written application or fix a date for hearing.
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Of the physicians who had granted such requests , a majority said they had done so three times or fewer.
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Grudgingly, he would grant all requests soas to cease the torture inflicted on his friends.
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He would not grant requests for an interview.
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I ask you, Mr. Speaker, to grant my request to allow the House to consider this serious matter.
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She also persuaded Wotan to grant the request of King Rerir and his wife for a child.
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The 49-days' grace, backdated to Monday, was granted after a request by the firm's solicitors.
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The United States granted her request to become a political refugee.
right
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Any proposals to grant rights to the Tamils have to get the prior approval of Buddhist monks.
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Persimmon was granted exclusive rights to negotiate a purchase of the unit for an unspecified period, Trafalgar said.
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Neither the 2,000 Bari or the 6,000 Yukpa have been granted full land rights .
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He and the mayor asked Marriott to grant the city the right of first refusal.
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None of the defendants was granted the right of appeal.
state
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He also agreed to grant to the state land at Tatoi as payment for the remainder of his debt.
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He said that as president, he has granted 61 waivers to states seeking to experiment with reform efforts.
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She became an independent student and financed herself through two scholarships, an equal opportunities grant and a state loan.
status
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It hopes to be granted official city status this year.
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The judge has not yet granted class-action status .
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Following an agreement with the St Lucian government, electronic equipment and chandlery have been granted duty-free status .
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I would be on trial for the first year, and if I did okay, I would be granted regular status .
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I was fortunate to be granted full refugee status in under a year, this entitled me to bring my family here.
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Again, the Orphics were among the first to raise the question of evil and to grant it mythological status .
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In the following year the Institute was granted Technical College status .
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Mr. Young How many of the boat people have been granted refugee status ?
wish
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Well, if the Oxford manager was granted any more wishes , then he'd want a change a fortune.
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But until she is dead I will not grant your wish .
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If he could ever be granted one wish in his life, he knew exactly what it would be.
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The fisherman trudged to the sea once more, spoke, and the flounder granted the wish .
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He has a private jet and a team of flunkies ready to grant every wish .
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The Make-A-\#Wish Foundation says it will re-evaluate its criteria for granting wishes.
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At last, slowly, victoriously, his eyes never leaving hers, he granted her wish .
■ VERB
decide
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In spite of the negative stand of Carnogursky, Schuster can decide to grant the pardon.
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The drug maker said Congress decided not to grant generic drug makers the right to market their products during the transition.
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I have therefore decided to grant the application.
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Council must take the guidelines into account when deciding whether to grant planning permission for new developments.
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On 28 February Cork County Council was to meet to decide whether to grant planning permission.
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Consequently, I have decided , in granting the application, that the start-up date will be April 1993.
refuse
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But he has now refused either to grant the long-expected pardon or refer the case back to the Court of Appeal.
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Huang has refused to testify unless granted partial immunity from prosecution.
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The Good Parliament had refused to grant a subsidy, and accordingly another parliament was summoned for January 1377.
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Kendall keeps a low profile, refusing to grant on-the-record interviews with the news media.
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The discretion of the licensing board to refuse to grant a seamen's canteen licence is limited by this section.
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But the House, in a party line vote, Tuesday refused to grant the extension.
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But the idea has been nipped in the bud by the local council, which has refused to grant a music licence.
take
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The rate of change in media will continue at this pace for some years and we can take nothing for granted .
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But free speech is taken for granted , and authorities have traditionally practiced minimum government.
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It was republicans who argued their case, not those who took monarchy for granted .
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He seemed to take the place for granted , but I found it all vaguely unsettling.
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That seemed to me to be taken for granted and perfectly possible.
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But he took nothing for granted and left little to chance.
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Our consumer society demands these, yet takes them for granted .
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To be working with such great material and people that I love is something I do not want to take for granted .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I am pleased to inform you that your request for housing benefit has been granted.
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The authorities have refused to grant him a visa to visit the US.
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The company's application to build a billion dollar leisure complex has been granted by city hall.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Devlin also alleges that Parker allowed Scott Supply some leeway normally not granted to ordinary bidders.
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Haberdashers and provision merchants were to be granted a few houses.
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McCord, now 23, was granted clemency last week after U. S. Rep.
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Naked emotion grants the work an uneasy power - but at times it feels like special pleading.
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Politicians have perceived little gain in granting petitions for something that offends the sensibilities of a significant number of the heterosexual majority.
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The doctors had their salaries increased by 50 percent, while the teachers were granted a 20 percent rise.
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These orders, valid into the next century, carried few conditions when granted and would not meet current environmental regulations.
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Titles can be conferred and estates granted.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
annual
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Each recognised group receives an annual grant and is responsible for its own accounts.
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Contact will be made with her. 2 Mr. Lightheart will be consulted about possible uses for the annual grant .
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Would it not be possible to give them an annual grant to spend on projects they approve?
capital
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If a project is going to generate high income, then the capital grant will be smaller, and vice versa.
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Part of these totals will include a figure for capital grants made by central government for a specific purpose or project.
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Other measures include a special needs capital grant to be aimed at projects provided by voluntary organisations and private sector care providers.
central
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It is relatively straight forward to consider the impact of any form of central government grant .
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The Urban Development Corporations and the wide range of central government grants have helped to regenerate many of our inner city areas.
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She/he may withhold the central grant to any force deemed inefficient by the Home Office Inspectorate.
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In the 1990s over 75 percent of local spending will, in effect, be funded through central government grant .
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A central government grant will continue to be paid to local authorities.
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This effectively increased the share of central grants to about three-quarters of councils' income.
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Moreover, the growing dependence of local government on central grants that so concerned the Layfield Committee has been reversed.
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Reductions in levels of central government grant did not mean that councils had lost control of their spending.
direct
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The trusts stand to lose direct grants from the councils.
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Alongside this influence on others the chief steward could also make direct grants .
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William Hugh Puddephat was born in 1945 in London, and attended a direct grant school.
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What is not required is the traditional form of arts subsidy: the direct grant to an individual or a group.
discretionary
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Funding themselves through training remains a problem for many students, given the virtual demise of discretionary grants .
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In the sixth year they would have to seek discretionary grants .
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The Minister may also refer to the discretionary grants from local education authorities.
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Twenty-five percent of the funds would go for discretionary grants , with the protected communities also having access to this money.
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Those without a formula entitlement, both inside and outside metropolitan areas, would have to rely on discretionary grants .
federal
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On homelessness, he boasted about a multimillion-dollar federal grant Rep.
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The proposal was approved and the program was given a $ 50, 000 Eisenhower federal grant for six months.
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Last September, they cut off our federal grant .
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The term refers to the idea that federal grants should be concentrated on areas or groups presumed to have the greatest need.
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Funding for this program, undertaken with a federal grant , now depends precariously on state support.
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Student loans continue to balloon as federal grants and aid have failed to keep pace with college costs.
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These revenue shortfalls at the state and local levels are largely filled by Federal transfers or grants .
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The project is being paid for through a combination of airport revenues, bond money and federal grants .
large
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The position of the dominant stratum, the feudal nobility, was based on large grants of land from the king.
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I am a practitioner, and I do have large grants in this field.
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The reason was that the latter had been given, once and for all, a large grant of power in a defined sector.
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The Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh, I believe, had a recent £200,000 deficit, but has been awarded a larger grant .
small
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By 1833 they had persuaded the government to provide a small grant towards this work.
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He cajoled a small grant from the government, and set out to change the way the world worked.
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In addition, five smaller grants were received for studies by individual members of staff, totalling £9,500.
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The remaining 7 percent came from some small grants for water and sewer projects and open space development.
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With a small government grant and money from appeals, it aims to be the salvation of churches like this.
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Bankrolled by a few small grants , a handful of Tucsonans hooked up a 1-800 number to see if anyone would call.
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A small number of grants is available, or students may seek secondment by their employers.
specific
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Positive financial incentives in the form of specific grants from a specially established Department of Health Fund would certainly help.
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Assume, for example, that the local authority receives a lump-sum specific grant .
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The bill mentions the amounts of the specific grants estimated to be received by the local authorities in your area.
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Statutory agencies can encourage the establishment of local ethnically focused voluntary organizations by targeting specific grant aid.
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In recent years, we have established the capital loans fund and introduced the mental illness specific grant .
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The new scheme will allow specific grants up to the full cost of the work.
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The police account for over a third of these specific grants .
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A lump-sum specific grant would change the budget line to 145.
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aid
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The issues are revenue grant aid and the acquisition of new office accommodation.
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He is looking into the possibility of grant aid and members will be informed when firm progress has been made.
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However a letter giving the details of grant aid for 1988 was not available for us until Easter.
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Work eligible for grant aid includes environmental improvements, landscaping, additional facilities and bilingual signs.
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Three schemes next to and at Stockton Station will receive grant aid .
application
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It is hoped also that a revised grant application form will be available for distribution before the meeting.
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It is for this reason that the proposal writer follows with care the grant application guidelines for writing the proposal.
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In fact St Andrew's House will act as a kind of brokerage for grant applications .
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Finally the two women refused to fill out any more grant applications with him in coffee shops and on the street.
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Together they wrote a short grant application , which Hayling pushed through the committees.
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Some grantors may have geographical qualifications, restricting requests for grant applications to a given city, or state or regional district.
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I prepared the grant application to the National Institutes of Health.
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And time was set aside for dealing with dance photographers, festival promoters, grant applications and auditions.
block
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Arts and Sports Councils established under Acts of Parliament and funded by block grant offer a further instance.
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Governors tried unsuccessfully last year to persuade Congress to convert Medicaid into a block grant , as Congress did on welfare.
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More fundamentally, in the early 1980s a new system of local-government support was introduced - the block grant .
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Thus by the sixth year about half of all the block grant money would be distributed on a discretionary basis.
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One aspect of the block grant other than program decisions and performance audits would require HUD-local interaction.
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Such geographic constraints were initially absent from the block grant program.
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The federal government will give California a $ 3. 7 billion block grant for welfare under the new federal law.
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The meeting was complete with a slide show prepared by the National League of Cities that explained the block grant program.
land
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Brampton's land grant of 1480 describes Isabel Peche as his late wife.
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The railroad land grants were a gift the size of California plus the major part of Montana.
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Not all of the conditions of these land grants were fulfilled, but the companies still secured almost 140 million acres.
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Most western towns were created by the railroad land grant companies.
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More than £1m of derelict land grant has been spent on reclaiming the site of the former Bromborough power station.
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Most had funds remaining from their Land grant .
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The bridge at Yeald Brow was only refurbished last year with money obtained through a derelict land grant .
research
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The results will determine next year's research grant .
scheme
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Will a new grant scheme be introduced to encourage the building of private sidings or intermodal terminals?
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That includes more than £150,000 to projects supervising offenders through the young adult offenders grant scheme .
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More than £75 million will be made available over the three years from the commission's woodland grant scheme to help private planting.
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Under existing grants schemes , the DoI contributes between 33 and 50 percent of the cost of individual research projects.
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The research will include an analysis of policy instruments and an examination of available information on the take-up of grant schemes .
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There is the regional enterprise grant scheme for very small businesses and consultancy support for firms under the enterprise initiative.
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None the less I am pleased that I did so and grateful to the SOED-sponsored grant scheme for assistance.
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Gilly Johnson finds out how to take advantage of new grant schemes .
support
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We have increased housing support grant so that all local authorities that incur a deficit in running a hostel will qualify for grant.
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We are now talking about a rate support grant of about 42 percent. - considerably lower.
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Central government money comes in the form of the rate support grant .
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What has happened to the statements that we expected on revenue support grant ?
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I am one of those who believe that the revenue support grant makes the Schleswig-Holstein question a model of clarity.
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Another change in local government finance is that the rate support grant has been replaced by the revenue support grant.
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The allocation of the rate support grant took account of both variations in need and variations in resources among local authorities.
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apply
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He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominal sum.
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Sniffen said he has applied for other grants but has come up empty.
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We applied for a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund on the basis that its support alone could save the church.
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Back in November, the state allowed cities that host major-league teams to apply for special grants for improvements to keep them.
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We applied for grants from a number of grant-giving bodies.
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Institutions can only apply for one grant per year.
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Project staff will help you to apply for the available grants and carry out practical work.
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By summer 1990, 44 schools had successfully applied for grant maintained status.
fund
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Arts and Sports Councils established under Acts of Parliament and funded by block grant offer a further instance.
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In the 1990s over 75 percent of local spending will, in effect, be funded through central government grant .
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There is concern among Republicans that the groups being funded by the grants will be antagonistic to the new administration.
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They then qualify for £50,000 capital funding and extra grants worth £123 per pupil from the Government.
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The research is being funded by a three-year grant from the Lilly Endowment of Indianapolis.
give
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He said it was probable the school would be given grant maintained status by January next year.
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She was ready to give a grant for the School.
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However, it is mandatory for all authorities to give grants for basic improvements such as installing a toilet, bath or sink.
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It also would give states block grants to run the program and let them set many of the rules.
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It is cheaper in that it costs less to give one grant to a large unit than ten grants to small units.
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It gives matching grants to help companies get federal funds and assists them in finding venture capital.
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Hampshire County Council gave a grant of £1,500 and the city council of £4,900.
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However a letter giving the details of grant aid for 1988 was not available for us until Easter.
help
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So the Government has made the valleys a Special Development Area where grants are made to help to start new industries.
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The states would get grant to help these working families buy coverage.
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They are grants intended to help you meet the cost of extra fuel used in very cold weather.
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It gives matching grants to help companies get federal funds and assists them in finding venture capital.
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The Urban Development Corporations and the wide range of central government grants have helped to regenerate many of our inner city areas.
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The grants aim to help people live in the community as independently as possible.
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More than £75 million will be made available over the three years from the commission's woodland grant scheme to help private planting.
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Other grants are offered to help farmers produce the most suitable products.
increase
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We have increased housing support grant so that all local authorities that incur a deficit in running a hostel will qualify for grant.
make
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In its 10-year history, the London Marathon has made grants of almost £900,000 for recreational facilities in the capital.
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Alongside this influence on others the chief steward could also make direct grants .
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In addition, he had the right to make grants at farm, although again the extent of the right is unknown.
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It looks as though Cnut was already mortally ill when he made this grant .
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Barclays Bank is making the grant over a three-year period to encourage independent companies.
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Maxwell suggested that the government might be prepared to make a grant equal to the amount collected by the refugee organisations.
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This was made possible by grants from several foundations.
obtain
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There are around 180 repair schemes to help older people obtain grants or loans for repair and improvement work.
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I hope this station obtains the grant for refurbishment, to be followed by Aberystwyth, Welshpool and then, who knows?
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Parish nature trails were also mentioned and Miss Bellamy said that it was possible to obtain grants towards producing leaflets.
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Clearance is encouraged by a credit system under which farmers obtain grants for tree-felling on unclaimed land.
offer
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They were also offering lower grants for Premia 1 and 2.
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Gates recognized this need and will offer training grants as well as funds for machines and software.
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Edgar was offered a grant for six months; after that he was on his own.
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The couple have been offered a decoration grant of £210, hardly enough, they say to turn it into a home.
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This is an interesting plan and I am delighted that my Department has been able to offer a grant to help it.
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Farmers are being offered up to £300 in grants to save 100 metres of hedgerow.
pay
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I understand this is paid by grant .
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On Tuesday, Kansas became the first state to furlough state employees, paid through federal grants , who process unemployment claims.
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The Whitehill finance committee agreed to suggest an arrangement with Selborne Parish Council to pay grants on alternate years.
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Pilkingtons pays a grant of £50 for any child attending school full-time.
provide
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These awards cover the payment of tuition fees only and do not provide a maintenance grant .
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The governors supported turning over the Medicaid program to the states, with federal funds provided in block grants .
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Then industry and farming can be benefitted by providing grants and machinery etc.
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The coverage of the scheme was widened further and new incentives were provided including a rehousing grant .
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By 1833 they had persuaded the government to provide a small grant towards this work.
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Mr Kennedy said there was no legal requirement on the council to carry out sound-proofing work or provide grants .
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The Foundation provided a grant for the installation of mobile shelving and the room was officially opened in 1989.
receive
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He was made constable of Bristol Castle in August 1307 and began to receive numerous royal grants .
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This allows it to receive government grants without exposing the chamber to conflict-of-interest or open-meeting laws.
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Managers also receive a removal grant of £1290 and other staff receive £1135.
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The 13 districts receiving grants this year are Coronado Unified School District.
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Students receiving grants from other authorities receive £125 in the grant to cover travel costs.
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Recipients were told simply that they were receiving an anonymous grant .
win
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Finally, make use of other professionals in your field who have successfully won grants .
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Last year, he won a Guggenheim grant .
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Much of the material written about proposal writing is devoted and dedicated to helping researchers win money grants .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He was awarded a $25,000 grant by the Rockefeller Foundation, which enabled him to finish the work.
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Jen was up all night writing her grant proposal.
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Most regions in Spain and Portugal qualify for sizeable development grants from the EU.
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Our role is to decide how the block grant should be allocated.
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Research grants are plentiful in science and engineering subjects, but much harder to get in the humanities.
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Researchers at the University of San Francisco will receive a $6.7 million federal grant for research on ovarian cancer.
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She received a grant of £20,000 from the Arts Council to set up the Centre.
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The building was converted into flats with the aid of an urban development grant .
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The medical school has received a grant for cancer research.
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These grants will help communities address the problems faced by young people.
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To apply for a loan or grant , call 1-800-323-4140.
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We're applying for a grant of £500 for equipment.
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Will I get a grant , even though both my parents are earning?
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Without a student grant , I'd never even have gone into higher education.
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You can get a grant from the council to pay for the repairs.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both authors detect a slowing-down ill the creation of offices and the grant of new titles by about 1670.
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It was also aware that a further renewal of the Carnegie Trust's grant was extremely unlikely.
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Some cost savings may be offset against this total, such as money received from grants and savings made on rent and rates.
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Stonewall, the gay lobby group, has been given a £ 900,000 lottery grant for a project to combat homophobia.
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This writer has contributed directly to two such grants, one won and one lost.
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Twenty-five percent of the funds would go for discretionary grants, with the protected communities also having access to this money.