generous gesture

collocation in English

meaningsofgenerousandgesture

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generous
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əs/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əs/
willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual ...
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gesture
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒes.tʃər/us
/ˈdʒes.tʃɚ/
a movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea ...
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(Definition ofgenerousandgesturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It really was not a verygenerousgesture.
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That would be a verygenerousgesture, shoulder to shoulder.
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Is a reduction of 50,000 agenerousgesture?
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I was rather surprised when he said that the new regulations represented a landmark in the history of the country and agenerousgesture.
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Surely this would have been a time to consider whether a rathergenerousgesturetowards those benefiting from the assisted places scheme was not inappropriate.
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This is a small butgenerousgesture.
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Debt relief is being paraded as a solution, a new form of overseas development substitute, anothergenerousgesturefrom the high table.
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At the receiving end these underdeveloped territories would certainly be happy to benefit from such agenerousgesture.
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In many cases agenerousgestureis more important in politics than a logical argument.
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Does he realise thegenerousgesturethat we have already made?
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I was under the impression that the policy already announced was agenerousgesture.
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The one advantage we have this afternoon is agenerousgesture.
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That is a tremendouslygenerousgestureand will be very welcome.
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We believe that thisgenerousgestureis to be applauded.
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It will be agreed that that is an extraordinarilygenerousgesture, particularly when it is made totally anonymously without strings.
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It was a typicallygenerousgestureof his.
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The greater the country the easier it is for it to make agenerousgesture.
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He has only to make onegenerousgestureto them.
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This is a verygenerousgestureby the people concerned.
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Anyhow, that is all wiped out now, and it seems that, by agenerousgestureon our part, this dispute has been settled.
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