The phrase "aid refers" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when defining or explaining what "aid" means in a specific context.
Example: "In this report, aid refers to any assistance provided to individuals in need, including financial support and resources."
Alternatives: "assistance denotes" or "support signifies".
"There was a slight squeeze in the middle," said Robin Moscato, director of undergraduate financial aid, referring to families earning between $104,000 and $191,000.
The aid referred to in "Rich Colleges Receiving Richest Share of U.S. Aid" (front page, Nov. 9) goes to students with demonstrated financial need -- not to the university.
After the EIB refused to release the findings of its investigation, the charity Christian Aid referred the bank to the European ombudsman, who was granted access to the internal report.
Correction: January 5, 2004, Monday A headline on Dec. 7 about the Bush administration's $2 billion increase in foreign development aid referred incorrectly in some copies to the intended use.
It seems clear to me that the "aid" referred to by the Court in the Everson case could not have been those incidental advantages that religious bodies, with other groups similarly situated, obtain as a by-product of organized society.
In the court below, the appellants relied upon this legislative history to argue that the "eligible individuals" to whom aid must be furnished are the applicants for aid referred to in the beginning of the provision, and not the individual members of a family unit.
A report in the World Briefing column on Saturday about a United States effort to extradite Yevgeny O. Adamov, a former Russian atomic energy chief, from Switzerland, on charges that he stole more than $9 million in American aid, referred incorrectly to an action by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court that extended his detention.
John Tagliabue (NYT) Correction: June 29 , 2005 Wednesday A report in the World Briefing column on Saturday about a United States effort to extradite Yevgeny O. Adamov, a former Russian atomic energy chief, from Switzerland, on charges that he stole more than $9 million in American aid, referred incorrectly to an action by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court that extended his detention.
Correction: March 11 , 2000 Saturday An article in Business Day on March 2 about Azerbaijan's attempts to end restrictions on United States aid referred incorrectly to a company that is part of a consortium of oil corporations, which have an interest in the energy-rich region.
