"subsidy" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Europe, seeking to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, has encouraged the development of alternative energy by offering hefty subsidies for people to put up windmills on their property.
- Most people (at least in the US) buy their phones through their network operator, receiving a hefty subsidy on the price of the phone in return for a lengthy contractual obligation.
- Most troubling of all, officials estimate that three million of these people are poor enough to qualify for hefty subsidies that would cover the vast majority of their drug bills.
- Disney is getting a hefty city-state subsidy, but some theater figures are baffled by Mr. Drabinsky's gamble.
- Antonio Fernández, a member of the village's fiesta committee, fears the loss in meat sales means the community will have to provide a hefty subsidy to keep its bullfight going.
- That's a hefty subsidy: Parking in Manhattan can cost $400 a month.
- Despite the downturn, it continues to pay the salaries of public employees and hefty subsidies to state enterprises.
- Unlike the Victorine, which receives no government money, the Spanish government hands out hefty subsidies, including a reported six million euros - more than $8 million - for "Astérix."
- In other words, instead of saving money by subcontracting its role to private plans, Medicare was in effect required to pay H.M.O.'s a hefty subsidy.
- American companies say Canadian timber fees are so low they amount to a hefty subsidy.
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