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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a voluntary code (= one that people are not legally obliged to follow )
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This voluntary code sets standards for retailers on the use of child labour.
self-imposed/voluntary exile (= when someone goes into exile willingly, without being forced )
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He spoke to the media from his self-imposed exile in the United States.
the voluntary sector (= people doing socially useful work for no money )
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The voluntary sector has an important role in tackling urban deprivation.
voluntary redundancies (= done willingly, without being forced )
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Wherever possible the cuts will be achieved by voluntary redundancies.
voluntary work British English , volunteer work American English (= a job you are not paid for )
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She also did voluntary work in a girls’ club.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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action
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For example, his sigh might not be a voluntary action at all.
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Goodwill makes higher forms of voluntary action possible.
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So it is that we must also support voluntary action and volunteering as essential in a healthy democracy in a civilised society.
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He also threatened to impose guidelines, unless they took voluntary action .
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This approach stems from a strongly held belief that voluntary action represents a major force for positive environmental change.
activity
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Reading has then become a voluntary activity associated with pleasure and achievement.
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Many of these non-players receive positive enjoyment from this voluntary activity .
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Numerous forms of disease and injury are predictably related to voluntary activities .
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Another area of voluntary activity is the provision of classes on preparation for retirement.
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Employment opportunities - both in paid jobs and in voluntary activities - should be explored.
agency
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The main voluntary agency dealing with literacy is Marxist.
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Under the initiative, voluntary agencies have received grants totalling £150,000.
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Local authorities or voluntary agencies should have provided the information, the association said.
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Many of the statutory and voluntary agencies provide advice without charge.
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An alcohol problems voluntary agency helps Mrs F who has become involved in a family self-help group.
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All voluntary agencies funded by the Department of Social Work must also now operate a complaints procedure.
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This envisaged a coordinator to integrate the various official and voluntary agencies for elderly people.
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In many aspects of work for the disabled the voluntary agencies were pioneers.
agreement
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The threat follows frustration at the lack of success of voluntary agreements to curb abstractions from the rivers.
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Stringent regulations are likely to be imposed if voluntary agreement is not forthcoming.
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Ministers insist that voluntary agreements with the tobacco industry are more effective than outright bans.
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It is untrue that there are wide-spread breaches of the voluntary agreement .
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The committee was set up under the terms of a voluntary agreement .
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This has now been dropped by a directive concentrating on public education and voluntary agreements with industry.
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Our most important priority is to secure the agreement of the industry to effective voluntary agreements and then to police them robustly.
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Particular skills and attitudes are needed to make voluntary agreements workable and fair.
arrangement
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The Financial Statement was a voluntary arrangement , which aimed to avoid court action.
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Firstly, why should a voluntary arrangement have to mimic an Administration Order?
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If a voluntary arrangement has been proposed or is in force, this must also be stated.
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Note that a s34 order can not be made in respect of a child accommodated by a local authority under a voluntary arrangement .
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If a voluntary arrangement is anticipated, the recommendation should be as open as possible.
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The Brewers Society code which is a voluntary arrangement says tenants should be paid compensation if their tenancy is terminated.
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That legislation was the Medicines Act 1968 which made statutory the previously voluntary arrangements .
association
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Finally, in a free democratic society, voluntary associations provide a training ground for participation in wider politics.
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All things considered, women belong to somewhat fewer voluntary associations than men do.
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The inhabitants of the shanty towns have frequently achieved stability and social organisation through the establishment of personal networks and voluntary associations .
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This implies that the government is operating in a world of autonomous, spontaneously self-creating, voluntary associations .
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Likewise, many aspects of leisure and voluntary associations associated with residential location belong in the sphere of civil society.
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It has 555 members, and has been joined by 24 other voluntary associations .
basis
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This reduction was largely achieved on a voluntary basis , and our employees showed remarkable resilience and loyalty, despite such difficulties.
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Herrera ordered that this inhuman practice must cease and proposed to put recruiting on a voluntary basis .
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The provision has been criticised as unnecessary as most organisers liaised with the police on a voluntary basis .
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Certainly, it was not difficult to convince some patients of the desirability of going to Carville on a purely voluntary basis .
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There had developed since Khrushchev's time policies to involve the populace more in low-level administrative activities on a voluntary basis .
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Professional societies bestow other forms of credentials on a voluntary basis .
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Social responsibility is thus not merely a matter of the adoption of changed standards on a voluntary basis .
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It will be noted that the children had already been effectively in care on a voluntary basis for the previous six months.
body
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Others are run by voluntary bodies , for example churches or charities; or privately by individual owners or commercial companies.
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Throughout her life she operated on the fruitful margin that arbitrarily separates the statutory from the voluntary body .
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The Circular exhorted LEAs to consider new ways of providing opportunities for adult education, including co-operation with universities and voluntary bodies .
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In 1980 a Family Forum was established bringing together representatives of many of the voluntary bodies involved in family welfare.
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Many people believe that voluntary bodies as they are today can not be entrusted with this national responsibility.
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There is also a major involvement by central government and voluntary bodies .
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And some voluntary bodies felt they were not being given adequate enough attention.
code
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In this respect, voluntary codes of practice applied in a particular trade are highly relevant.
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This voluntary code sets standards for retailers buying goods from the third world.
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That was shown about 20 years ago, shortly after the first voluntary code .
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They have said that there is too much legislation and that voluntary codes are required.
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The measures contained in an amendment to the Bill will be backed up by a voluntary Code of Conduct.
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The voluntary code , which will cover offshore centres, has no provisions for sanctions or enforcement checks.
contribution
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And as the lifeboats are run entirely on voluntary contributions and membership fees, the £6 you give to us is vital.
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Evidence of direct concern is the voluntary contributions people make to research organizations concerned with health and safety.
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However, in certain limited circumstances you can make voluntary contributions to make up a shortfall in a particular year.
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The voluntary contribution Voluntary organizations are particularly active in the care of old people.
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Of these, only ninety-five financed school meals out of rates, the remainder calling on voluntary contributions .
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Additional voluntary contributions seem caught too, therefore.
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The Roman catholic church is financed out of voluntary contributions .
effort
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Co-ordination of voluntary effort in relation to the promotion of tree planting and the protection of trees is effected through the Tree Council.
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Ronald Reagan often argued that by cutting public sector spending, we could liberate voluntary efforts from the oppressive arm of government.
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The improvements that had taken place relied on the voluntary efforts of enthusiasts or political clout expended on particular initiatives.
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The sticking point for purists was over the balance to be struck between state power and voluntary efforts .
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Government programmes aided by voluntary effort have helped to establish and man hospitals and detection and treatment centres.
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As is often the case voluntary effort preceded state action.
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Their vision was a truly voluntary effort .
exile
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Scarcely any aspect of life in the countries where he passes his voluntary exile has failed to incur his pessimistic censure.
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Rather go into seven years' voluntary exile !
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He then went into voluntary exile .
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Christopher Hope grew up a Catholic in Pretoria and went into voluntary exile , aged thirty-one, in 1975.
group
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They would co-ordinate the work of government and council agencies, local businesses, churches and voluntary groups .
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All are voluntary groups , and many of the meetings are open to all who wish to attend.
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There are two core elements of support offered to local voluntary groups by the Campaign - information and grants.
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Mr. Thurnham Does my hon. Friend agree that voluntary groups and private providers can efficiently deliver services for the disabled?
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Furthermore, Brook has also developed a good working relationship with other voluntary groups and welfare organisations.
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Broadly there are three types of action a voluntary group can instigate: 1.
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But local authority associations, professional bodies and voluntary groups must not become scapegoats for government complacency and inaction.
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Many local councils and voluntary groups also run recycling schemes.
liquidation
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One member asked for details of how my father had gone into voluntary liquidation .
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It went into voluntary liquidation on 7 May.
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Creditors may vote to accept or not to accept either the voluntary liquidation or liquidator.
movement
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It may be quite striking, with the head and extremities exhibiting gross, irregular oscillations exaggerated by voluntary movements .
organisation
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She trained as a state registered and registered mental nurse before moving into community development with a voluntary organisation .
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There is a danger that a voluntary organisation can take on more than it can handle and consequently overstretch its resources.
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These are uncharted waters where a voluntary organisation could find itself well out its depth.
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However, having studied all these reports, it does seem that voluntary organisation involvement is encouraged through national policy guidelines.
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The voluntary organisation offers support, friendship and practical help to young families under stress or experiencing difficulties.
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Staff at the voluntary organisation held strikes in protest at the dismissal of Paul Knight, who managed a home in Barnet.
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Mr Campbell is secretary of a voluntary organisation for users of mental health services called Survivors Speak Out.
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For a voluntary organisation the task is not only hard, it is dangerous.
organisations
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There was insufficient recognition that some of the voluntary organisations who helped with the plans do not adequately consult disabled people.
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Consultation with the public was less well-developed and took place largely through the traditional channels of voluntary organisations and patient surveys.
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This may involve putting you in contact with specialist help or one of the voluntary organisations that are expert in this field.
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The government, local authorities and voluntary organisations agree that training and staff supervision is essential to creating a positive setting.
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There are dangers for voluntary organisations who take on an increased responsibility for service provision.
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Others go into the civil service, journalism, pressure groups, or voluntary organisations and a variety of other careers.
organization
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Do you belong to a voluntary organization ?
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Think of your church, your synagogue, your voluntary organization .
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It is a voluntary organization whose goal is to promote global information exchange.
organizations
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If these institutions genuinely want to help the poor, they should give priority to helping voluntary organizations .
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They used voluntary organizations to operate recycling programs, to perform energy audits, and even to manage a park.
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Projects would be run by youth groups and voluntary organizations as well as local authorities.
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Our local chambers of commerce are voluntary organizations .
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More separate provision is being provided and many authorities make good use of the facilities made available by voluntary organizations .
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A welcome exception are the social clubs for former psychiatric patients run by voluntary organizations .
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Befriending services are also now provided by some local voluntary organizations .
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Good community care services work best where skilled professionals work comfortably hand-in-hand with unskilled staff, families, neighbours and voluntary organizations .
participation
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Beyond this, to maximize the voluntary participation , the editor comes to personify the strategy and purposes of the publication.
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Much of the opposition may come from imagined or real excesses from voluntary participation itself.
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What about the promises of voluntarism where voluntary participation is the featured work perspective?
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When it happens there is a mobilization of thought and will for voluntary participation in something worthwhile.
redundancy
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Early retirement and voluntary redundancy schemes often result in the loss of some of the best people.
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Some 31,700 took voluntary redundancy and a further 5,400 disappeared as the result of disposals.
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Unemployment due to resignation or voluntary redundancy .
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Voluntary Redundancy A topic of interest to many companies at present is voluntary redundancy.
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Most of the jobs will disappear through hiving off divisions and seeking voluntary redundancies .
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Jack was offered voluntary redundancy in late August and it was confirmed that there was suitable accommodation at the Kings Lodge base.
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Ford wants to shed more than 1,400 jobs through voluntary redundancy , but Mr Adams said there were unlikely to be enough volunteers.
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Marconi wants to slash 4,000 more jobs, on top of the 4,000 through voluntary redundancy since April.
repatriation
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Applications for voluntary repatriation virtually dried up.
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An agreement was reached during Maude's visit to increase the rate of voluntary repatriation of boat people from Hong Kong.
sector
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Feeling that they needed their own independence, they have now returned to look for funding from the voluntary sector .
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The contracting culture should mean greater opportunities for voluntary sector providers, but Mussenden identifies problems.
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Although some of this goes to the government and voluntary sectors , most of it goes to the commercial sports sector.
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The creation of the Partnerships had considerable implications for the voluntary sector .
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The old Urban Programme, run from the Home Office until 1977, tended to benefit the voluntary sector .
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Working closely with the voluntary sector we will continue to provide help for those sleeping rough, particularly in the capital.
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A great deal of spending went on social and community projects, an area where the voluntary sector flourished.
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This will be achieved via the stimulation of the private and voluntary sector .
service
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A larger number still provide a wide range of formal and informal voluntary services .
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Use the expertise and facilities of your local authorities and voluntary services for practical help, advice and social activities.
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We have a great tradition of voluntary services and charitable giving.
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A recent Gallup poll found that 98m adults are involved in voluntary service , a 23% increase in two years.
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The important role of voluntary services , both in the provision of information and in providing support, has often been underestimated.
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He will also be in touch with all the local voluntary services for the elderly and disabled, whose help he can raise.
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The hours of this voluntary service are limited.
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For many, local government and the voluntary service sector concerns about the reality of community care implementation featured highly.
work
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Morley took up her evenings but daytime was given to voluntary work .
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Their plush London home provided a base for Jane's voluntary work with the Samaritans.
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But people without a job who have found fulfilling voluntary work or an absorbing hobby also score highly.
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However, some firms issue the spouse with details of opportunities available to do voluntary work or attend further education classes.
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There may be time available for voluntary work .
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She also does two afternoons' voluntary work at the school which her children attend.
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We have a great tradition of voluntary work at home and overseas.
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Between these operations I did occasional voluntary work , mainly on an archaeological site.
worker
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Full details of the awards for gallantry and to voluntary workers are given below.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
on a voluntary/part-time/temporary etc basis
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After a period of full-time child-care, many women return to paid employment on a part-time basis .
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Herrera ordered that this inhuman practice must cease and proposed to put recruiting on a voluntary basis .
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However, to date this exciting new technology has only adopted on a voluntary basis .
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Social responsibility is thus not merely a matter of the adoption of changed standards on a voluntary basis .
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The numbers are growing and the club is doing well, but more help is needed on a voluntary basis .
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There had developed since Khrushchev's time policies to involve the populace more in low-level administrative activities on a voluntary basis .
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This reduction was largely achieved on a voluntary basis , and our employees showed remarkable resilience and loyalty, despite such difficulties.
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This was often done on a temporary basis at first, but usually the fences became permanent hedges or walls.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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voluntary cooperation
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Most charities rely on voluntary contributions from the public.
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Participation in the program is strictly voluntary .
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Playing sport on Saturday at school was entirely voluntary .
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Since retiring Martha has been doing voluntary work for the Red Cross.
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The council is trying to get more young people involved in doing voluntary work.
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The district is calling for a voluntary ban on using wood-burning stoves, in order to improve air quality.
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We get all our money from voluntary contributions.
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When she retired, she did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By being voluntary and reversible, this arrangement avoids being stigmatized by the United Nations as colonial.
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It is often the case that voluntary work, of any kind, shows commitment and dedication and impresses employers.
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Lane has been convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter and is in custody awaiting sentencing next month.
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Shortly after his death and resurrection, the early Christians began to collect church funds through voluntary offerings.
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Social responsibility is thus not merely a matter of the adoption of changed standards on a voluntary basis.
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Such New Men would find real contentment through voluntary partnerships with New Women.
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The group consists of both professional and voluntary lay members.
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Throughout history the voluntary control of sexuality has been a major preoccupation of all religions, all cultures, all peoples.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Where there is adequate equipment, consideration should be given to the use of pre-recorded hymn accompaniments and voluntaries.