general well-being
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgeneralandwell-being
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general
adjective
uk/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as ...
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well-being
noun[U]
uk/ˌwelˈbiː.ɪŋ/us/ˌwelˈbiː.ɪŋ/
the state of feeling healthy ...
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(Definition ofgeneralandwell-beingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One would assume that if rehabilitation improvesgeneralwell-being, then this improvement should be translated to a reduction in morbidity, if not mortality.
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At several points she was made to feel bad about her progress, to the extent that it affected hergeneralwell-being.
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The most significant factor is one which is heavily loaded with features ofgeneralwell-beingsuch as being bothered by nerves or depressed.
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There is an atmosphere ofgeneralwell-being.
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In other words, in a postmodern consumer society, they are vested only in their own improvement as individuals, not in thegeneralwell-beingof a community.
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In one of the quotations used to illustrate the sense of 'kinaesthetics', it is said to be 'the mediator ofgeneralwell-beingor general discomfort and malaise'.
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We have to help each other for thegeneralwell-being.
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The general progress of our community must rest upon ourgeneralwell-being.
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My constituents complain that youths gather outside their houses and disturb theirgeneralwell-being.
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We must develop other concepts that takegeneralwell-beinginto account.
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Correct feeding is undoubtedly the key to health and togeneralwell-being.
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The word "comfort" is defined asgeneralwell-being, absence of trials and anxiety.
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Most important, our aim is to improve carers' health andgeneralwell-being.
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In that way every part of the world would be contributing to thegeneralwell-being.
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We accept that certain products and substances when used in moderation can promotegeneralwell-being.
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Every person contributes his part to thegeneralwell-beingof any economic system.
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Water is an essential natural resource for life, health, food andgeneralwell-being.
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In this way we can achieve ecological benefits andgeneralwell-being.
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Local authorities have a duty to care for thegeneralwell-beingof their areas.
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They are objects which are extremely desirable in thegeneralwell-being.
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The data collected included details of housing, adults' occupations and earnings, financial support received by the family from other relatives, family structure and the child's diet, health andgeneralwell-being.
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It can be used to describe the effects of an illness on the quality of life and the effect of clinical interventions on health andgeneralwell-being(5).
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Although new mission statements and objectives include community- and patient-based care, it is difficult to facilitate an emphasis on thegeneralwell-beingand maintained health of the individual.
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