"It's like declaring one for a hurricane, " she said. "It means we can release funds and take other measures. The hurricane may not actually hit.

她说：“这就像我们向全国发表了飓风警报的声明一样，我们可以有时间去发放基金，但是飓风实际上不一定会袭击美国。”

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The release of the donor funds is dependent on project performance, as measured against jointly agreed indicators, within a specified time frame.

捐助机构资金的发放取决于项目在一个具体时期内用共同接受的指标所衡量的绩效。

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The European Union and the IMF are now expected to release the latest tranche of bail-out funds that Greece needs in order to avoid defaulting on its debt payments.

欧盟和国际货币基金组织希望现在就能够发放最新的一笔纾困基金，以避免希腊拖欠债务。

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Donors have promised to help finance a recovery plan but they are unlikely to release funds if a Zanu-PF minister is in charge.

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Mahletchimi Ramadu, 53, Angela Davis, 27, and Jessica Mahatevan, 18, all of Cambridge, signed documents to release funds belonging to Stanley Flack, 83.

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It is a way of cutting through red tape to release funds for the fire fighting effort and to assist the rebuilding process through low interest loans.

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