Sentence examples for generous disaster from inspiring English sources

WASHINGTON -- After first fighting to see the House pass a more generous disaster aid package advanced by the Senate, a Republican congressman now says fiscal responsibility is as important as his flood-stricken constituents.

"The United States has been traditionally among the most generous in disaster relief and humanitarian relief, by far our biggest donor," he said.

FEMA is traditionally generous to disaster-struck regions, and in candid moments, some members of New York's Congressional delegation concede that the city could eventually get up to $20 billion from FEMA.

The scale of the crisis forced Israel, which prides itself on being one of the world's most nimble and generous countries in disaster relief, into the unusual position of petitioner.

It was only saved from disaster by the generous intervention of Ben Bernanke.

Earlier he highlighted the public's generous response to appeals to disasters abroad.

One major concern is that the wage growth pre-recession was unwarranted so lower wage growth now is inevitable to catch-up for the overly generous pay raises awarded pre the disaster.

Our response then -- like our response now to the tsunami disaster -- was quick and generous.

It is improbable and moving that an American soldier should write a poem of such generous, Whitmanesque spirit about this one Iraqi disaster.

Presidents have been generous to Texas when it comes to disaster declarations, despite the anti-Washington sentiments of the state's political leadership.

That is a generous approach from the SFDRR to ensure that disaster risk reduction is included in wider actions than merely disaster-related activities, an important step for cross-sectoral approaches.