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flood relief

collocation in English

meanings of floodand relief


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flood
noun
uk /flʌd/ us /flʌd/
a large amount of water covering an area that is ...
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relief
noun
uk /rɪˈliːf/ us /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or ...
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Examples of flood relief


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Over the past week they have responded to numerous requests to help with floodrelief.
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There will be many cases of personal hardship and a number of floodrelief appeal funds have already been set up.
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The existence of the floodrelief channel will have no measurable impact on groundwater levels.
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Water will flow naturally through the floodrelief channel all year round without the need for pumping.
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Internal drainage boards provide arterial drainage and floodrelief in certain localised areas.
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It could also act as a means of floodrelief.
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At present, there is no list detailing areas not protected by floodrelief schemes.
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The costs will be partially offset by income from the sale of sand and gravel excavated from the floodrelief channel.
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I do not want to argue about floodrelief, which is just one part of expenditure.
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The difficulty about announcing a financial contribution is that there have been over 40 floodrelief funds established.
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That was the first part of a floodrelief scheme for that area.
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At the peak more than 11,000 men were directly employed on floodrelief work.
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He wants to know what is being done about floodrelief.
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First, we have made substantial additional sums available for floodrelief in areas that have been affected by flooding.
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Most important, although hitherto unmentioned, are the possible effects of flooding or otherwise downstream of the floodrelief area.
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Why was that settlement inflated by a substantial amount of money for floodrelief?
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The criteria used for floodrelief works were applied nationally.
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The main burden of floodrelief work falls upon local authorities.
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However, he understands that in this case a local floodrelief fund, which was established some years ago, will assist.
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All practicable steps are being taken to supply enough labour for floodrelief and cultivation work.
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