Definitions
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- initialism Verb-Subject-Object: a language is VSO if a typical sentence starts with a verb, followed by the subject, followed by the object.
- initialism Voluntary Service Overseas
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Examples
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At the time of writing VSO Software are offering a free program called VSO DivxToDVD to quickly and easily encode files to DVD.
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Holland – a nurse and midwife who works on the labour ward at Furness General Hospital – first went to Kenya with VSO back in 1998.
The midwife on a mission to stop female genital mutilation 2011
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The caretaker education minister and many of the parliamentarians who I met during my VSO placement last month, admit that education does not get the attention it deserves.
The challenge of keeping Nepalese girls in school | Emma Reynolds 2011
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The organisation VSO described the report as a "wake-up call" to world leaders who are not providing equal rights to women.
UN women report: Access to justice remains a work in progress 2011
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She spent time in Nepal with VSO's parliamentary volunteering scheme
The challenge of keeping Nepalese girls in school | Emma Reynolds 2011
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Back in Cumbria after her two years with VSO, Holland roped in her colleagues and friends to help her fundraise.
The midwife on a mission to stop female genital mutilation 2011
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IAVA was the only major veterans service organization VSO that came out in support of DADT repeal.
Paul Rieckhoff: Lame Duck Turns Mighty for New Vets Paul Rieckhoff 2011
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The charity VSO was among those to condemn the move, calling for funding to be announced to help UN Women, "a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the discrimination and violence that prevents many women worldwide from earning an income, holding political office or giving birth safely".
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IAVA was the only major veterans service organization VSO that came out in support of DADT repeal.
Paul Rieckhoff: Lame Duck Turns Mighty for New Vets Paul Rieckhoff 2011
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"What it means to be value-led is to think much longer term," said Mark Rowland, head of fundraising and partnerships at voluntary service organisation VSO.
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