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Assisting — Assist As*sist , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assisting}.] [L. assistere; ad + sistere to cause to stand, to stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. assister. See {Stand}.] To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Assisting engine — An assisting engine is an additional locomotive attached to a train to assist the train engine ndash; the locomotive assigned to haul the train. Assisting engines are added if the load of the train becomes too great for the train engine due to… … Wikipedia
Assisting Military Officer (ARB) — One of the official positions that the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants appointed to conduct Administrative Review Boards was the Assisting Military Officer.cite news… … Wikipedia
assisting — as·sist || É™ sɪst v. aid, help … English contemporary dictionary
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Council for Assisting Refugee Academics — The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics is a British charitable organization dedicated to assisting academics who, for reasons including persecution and conflict, are unable to continue their research in their countries of origin. Academics… … Wikipedia
Youth Assisting Youth — (YAY) is a volunteer based peer mentoring program which individually matches mentors with similarly aged at risk or vulnerable children and adolescents aged 6 15 years old. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the goal of the organization is to… … Wikipedia
American Joint Committee for Assisting Japanese-American Orphans — is an American private agency responsible for intracountry adoptions of Japanese American children after World War II. See also Sweden v. Yamaguchi External links * [http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/ adoption/topics/internationaladoption.htm Adoption… … Wikipedia
Individuals and groups assisting Jews during the Holocaust — This is a partial list of rescuers who helped Jewish people and others to escape from the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. The list is not exhaustive, concentrating on famous cases, or people who saved the lives of many potential victims. Yad… … Wikipedia
in support of — Assisting or protecting another formation, unit, or organization while remaining under original control … Military dictionary
