adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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most
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Spreading the benefits too thinly, however, might undermine the viability of the most needy practices.
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The most needy include well-educated refugees who are older than 55 and have arrived here in the past decade.
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Yet on any measure they are the most needy .
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The vouchers, redeemable from public funds, were meant to alleviate social hardship among the most needy of the population.
■ NOUN
child
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Our aim: to bring help and comfort to poor, hungry, sick and needy children throughout the world.
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The service is available to needy children who live in California.
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As well providing a chance to win a new drill you will be helping some of Britain's needy children .
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I no longer feel like a needy child waiting for Santa Claus to hand me something from his limited supply of goodies.
family
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Funds are urgently needed to ensure defence in the growing number of political trials and for needy families .
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In convulsed countries around the world, too much food donated by well-meaning people feeds murderous gunmen instead of needy families .
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The New York City officials were found in contempt of court for failing to find shelter quickly enough for needy families .
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The food went to the Wellspring Soup Kitchen in Stockport, and to needy families in the area.
people
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Take them to Boots and Help the Aged will distribute them to needy people around the world.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both sides, the benefactor and beneficiary, were equally needy .
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Bush has agreed to serve as co-chairman with Clinton at an April summit in Philadelphia to encourage volunteers to help the needy .
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It all went to needy charities, both at home and in the Third World.
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It is recorded that he spent his income on the needy and for pious endeavors.
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Spreading the benefits too thinly, however, might undermine the viability of the most needy practices.
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The holiday is also celebrated with small gifts for children and the distribution of meat to the needy .
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The numbers of needy aren't going down.
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We are more despondent and needy than ever!