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01. He donated $50 to a [fund] to help victims of the fire.
02. Would you like to contribute to a [fund] we have started to help victims of the earthquake in Italy?
03. The government has announced that 5% of construction costs for government buildings must be set aside for [funding] for artworks.
04. A disaster [fund] has been set up for victims of the tornado in Haiti.
05. My son's hockey team is collecting empty bottles this weekend to raise [funds] for their tournaments.
06. She was hired through an employment program [funded] by the federal government.
07. We invested our money in a number of international [funds], and made a good profit.
08. Oscar Ameringer once observed that politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor, and campaign [funds] from the rich by promising to protect each from the other.
09. We can't buy any more equipment because we are out of [funds].
10. The symphony is [funded] entirely through donations by local businesses.
11. The discovery of gold on Sado Island helped [fund] the Japanese government from the time of the Tokugawa dynasty right up until 1990.
12. The government of Mozambique plans to establish more wildlife preserves and parks when [funds] are available.
13. Scientific research in South Africa is [funded] jointly by government and business.
14. For many decades, corrupt government officials stole public [funds] in Haiti.
15. When Romulo Betancourt became President of Venezuela in 1959, he used the profits from the oil industry to [fund] social programs in his country.
16. Pension [funds] play an important role in the stock market in this country.
17. You can pay by cash, check, bank draft or money order, in British [funds] or equivalent.
18. The government of British Columbia [funds] a broad range of medical services.
19. I have started to save for my retirement [fund].

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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