grant aid

  • 81land grant — Broadly, a transfer of title to real estate. In the accepted sense of the term, a grant of public lands by the United States or a state. A grant of land in the public domain made by Congress from time to time for the support of education in the… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 82land-grant college — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or land grant university : one of certain institutions for higher education receiving federal aid under the Morrill acts of 1862 and 1890 * * * /land grant , grahnt / a U.S. college or university (land grant university) entitled… …

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  • 83Technical Aid to the Commonwealth of Independent States — TACIS is an abbreviation of Technical Aid to the Commonwealth of Independent States programme, a foreign and technical assistance programme implemented by the European Commission to help members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (as well… …

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  • 84land-grant — ☆ land grant [land′grant΄ ] adj. designating any of a number of colleges and universities originally given federal aid, esp. by land grants, on condition that they offer instruction in agriculture and the mechanical arts: they are now supported… …

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  • 85land-grant — ☆ land grant [land′grant΄ ] adj. designating any of a number of colleges and universities originally given federal aid, esp. by land grants, on condition that they offer instruction in agriculture and the mechanical arts: they are now supported… …

    English World dictionary

  • 86Catriona Grant — is a founder member and former co chair of the Scottish Socialist Party and the party s equalities spokesperson [ [http://www.scottishsocialistparty.org/swn/swn.html Socialist Womens Network] ] . She was instrumental in the split from the CWI… …

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  • 87Localizer Type Directional Aid — is of a comparable accuracy and use to the Localizer, except that LDA is not aligned with the runway. If the alignment is not greater than 30 degrees, straight in approach minima may be published. Circling minima only are published when alignment …

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  • 88railroad grant — A grant of public lands to a railroad for right of way or by way of aid in railroad construction, the purpose being to encourage settlement on public lands through providing railroad facilities for settlers. 42 Am J1st R R § 46 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 89Ulysses S. Grant: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source       Thursday, March 4, 1869       Your suffrages having elected me to the office of President of the United States, I have, in conformity to the Constitution of our country, taken the oath of office prescribed therein. I have… …

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  • 90land grant — A donation of public lands to a subordinate government, a corporation, or an individual; as, from the United States to a state, or to a railroad company to aid in the construction of its road. See also land patent under Patent …

    Black's law dictionary