You are not going to see large-scale economic assistance at this time because of concern about pouring money down a bottomless drain.

Kuwait's large-scale economic assistance to Iraq often triggered hostile Iranian actions against it.

The children of Croatia and Bosnia need large-scale assistance to reclaim hope and rebuild their lives.

But any large-scale Western assistance is expected to be conditioned on sweeping economic reform in the Soviet Union.

Beginning in the mid-1950s, the Soviet Union and China provided large-scale assistance.

The third factor is that donor countries have failed to come through with the large-scale assistance needed to get the rural population back on their feet.

Franco however refused the offer, emphasizing Spain's need for large-scale military and economic assistance.

Moscow has been using large-scale financial assistance from Western Europe to do so.

It also implies a need for large-scale foreign assistance - the quid pro quo of the grand bargain.

Economists have said Palestinians will still need large-scale outside assistance to create jobs and housing and improve their economy.