单词 | aid programme |
释义 | > as lemmasaid programme b. In sense 2b, as aid convoy, aid-giving, aid programme, etc. ΚΠ 1941 Greeley (Colorado) Daily Tribune 18 Mar. 10/2 (headline) Senator Adams sole objector to FDR's proposed 7-billion aid budget. 1951 Ann. Reg. 1950 337 The U.S. aid conventions with the Associated States [of Indo-China]. 1964 Listener 16 Apr. 614/1 Since the Soviet Union and..China have joined in the game of competitive aid-giving the Western Powers, it is argued, cannot afford to drop out. 1974 M. B. Brown Econ. of Imperialism iv. 95 The underdeveloped countries complain also of the overpricing of goods and shipping in their manufactured imports from developed lands, particularly in the case of aid-supported supplies. 1987 Chicago Tribune 22 July i. 2/5 The aid donation was based purely on humanitarian grounds and was meant for the people of Central America. 1992 Economist 21 Nov. 17/2 The UN has..blue berets in ex-Yugoslavia, policing the ceasefire in Croatia and protecting aid convoys in Bosnia. 2011 J. Kennair Forgotten Legacy iv. 79 Though aid could have been used as a political tool for Western states to secure acquiescence to political demands in this region,..Canada maintained its aid programmes in an unbiased and humanitarian fashion. < as lemmas |
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