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Time in coastal location where wild flowers can prosper?
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set-aside
Word definitions for set-aside in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Set-aside was a scheme introduced by the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1988 (Regulation (EEC) 1272/88), to (i) help reduce the large and costly surpluses produced in Europe under the guaranteed price system of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. reserved in advance [syn: booked , engaged , set-aside(p) ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ However, the star performance came from the consultants' programme on first wheat after set-aside . ▪ The 30 % set-aside did not apply to city contracts awarded to minority-owned prime contractors. ▪ The administration has imposed ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1943, from verbal phrase (early 15c.); see set (v.) + aside (adv.).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 that has or have been set aside 2 taken out of agricultural production 3 reserved or booked in advance n. 1 something that is set aside for a specific purpose 2 (''Britain and Europe'') land that has been taken out of agricultural production to reduce ...
Usage examples of set-aside.
Set-asides were conceived to help local minority-owned firms compete with underwriting giants such as Merrill Lynch.
Recently the Fanjuls discovered the benefits of minority set-aside programs.
With their infernal racial set-asides, racial quotas, and race norming, liberals share many of the Klan’s premises.
With their infernal racial set-asides, racial quotas, and race norming, liberals share many of the Klan's premises.