Preposition: from

• fund: The reduction in charges does not affect Railtrack because the lower revenues will be made up by higher subventions from public funds.

Converse of object

• receive: Apart from its share of taxation Northern Ireland received a subvention from the Westminster Parliament.

• give: International Committees are given yearly regular subventions based on the number of their voting members.

• offer: UK Trade & Investment is offering a subvention of £ 750 toward travel costs.

• reduce: An immediate effect of this would be to reduce the subvention to Northern and Westminster.

• pay: The Association paid a subvention of £ 150 to JACT in respect of administration costs.

Adjective modifier

• annual: The north's economy continued to be kept artificially afloat by the huge annual subvention from the taxpayer.

• regular: International Committees are given yearly regular subventions based on the number of their voting members.

• financial: In the meantime, any contributions will be gratefully received, as well as suggestions as to possible sources of major financial subventions.

• massive: Britain would no longer be there to plug the budget gap with massive subventions from the UK Treasury.

Modifies a noun

• reform: The first phase of the subvention reform made subsidized care available to those born in 1946-1955 from 1 st April 2001.

Noun used with modifier

• publication: The first source is publication subventions from traditional researcher sponsors.

• state: State subvention will be an essential part of any program.

• travel: There will be a travel subvention of up to £ 550.