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grant-maintained

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌgrant-mainˈtained adjective  SESa grant-maintained school in Britain receives its money directly from the central government rather than from the local government 〔英国学校〕由中央政府直接拨款的
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grant-maintainedOn 1 January 1990 a further two schools, both comprehensive, became grant-maintained.My hon. Friend is right because many grant-maintained schools already have a high degree of support.Today, the Department approved grant-maintained status for five schools in wealthy, middle-class and less wealthy areas in that borough.What percentage of schools in Hampshire will have to achieve grant-maintained status for the local education authority to become redundant?Calday Grange Grammar School also faced a second ballot over opting out after it applied for grant-maintained status last year.I congratulate those schools on obtaining grant-maintained status.Mr. Eggar Eight schools in Hillingdon have now been approved for grant-maintained status.Probably the most important of our education reforms concerns grant-maintained status.
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grant-maintained
ˌgrant-mainˈtained adjective
a grant-maintained school in Britain receives its money directly from the central government rather than from the local government


grant-maintainedBrE /ˌɡrɑːnt meɪnˈteɪnd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɡrænt meɪnˈteɪnd/ 🔊 adjective (abbreviation GM) (of a school in Britain 英国学校) receiving financial support from central government rather than local government 由中央政府出资的;中央政府拨款的