relief duty

  • 21relief — noun 1》 the alleviation or removal of pain, anxiety, or distress.     ↘a feeling or cause of relief.     ↘(usu. light relief) a temporary break in a generally tense or tedious situation. 2》 financial or practical assistance given to those in… …

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  • 22relief — I re•lief [[t]rɪˈlif[/t]] n. 1) alleviation of or deliverance from pain, distress, anxiety, oppression, etc 2) a feeling of comfort or ease caused by such alleviation or deliverance 3) gov money, food, or other help given to those in poverty or… …

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  • 23relief — /rəˈlif / (say ruh leef) noun 1. (sometimes followed by from) deliverance, alleviation, or ease through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. 2. a means of relieving, or a thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc. 3. help or… …

  • 24relief map — noun (C) a map with the mountains and high parts shown differently from the low parts, especially by being printed in a different colour relieve /rI li:v/ verb (T) 1 PAIN/PROBLEM to make a pain, problem, unpleasant feeling less severe: Drugs… …

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  • 25high relief — Relief Re*lief (r? l?f ), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf. {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.] 1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or… …

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  • 26low relief — Relief Re*lief (r? l?f ), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf. {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.] 1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or… …

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  • 27Hurricane Katrina disaster relief — For more detailed criticisms of disaster relief, see Political effects of Hurricane Katrina. For a more detailed timeline of events, see Timeline of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina …

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  • 28USS Relief (AH-1) — The sixth USS Relief (AH 1), the first ship of the U.S. Navy designed and built from the keel up as a hospital ship, was laid down 14 June 1917 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched 23 December 1919; and commissioned 28 December 1920 at… …

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  • 29China Relief Expedition Medal — Awarded by Department of the Navy Type Medal …

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  • 30Hong Kong Stamp Duty Ordinance Cap.117 — is one of Hong Kong Ordinances which regulates the law of Stamp duty. The Most Used Sections Section 2 Interpretation (This section introduce the terms always appear in this ordinance. The examples are Hong Kong bearer instrument, Hong Kong stock …

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