honest person

collocation in English

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honest
adjective
uk
/ˈɒn.ɪst/us
/ˈɑː.nɪst/
telling the truth or able to be trusted and not likely to steal, cheat, ...
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person
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən/us
/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofhonestandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Someone who consistently chooses to tell the truth is anhonestperson.
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In thehonestperson, the mental features relevant to her honesty should lead toward honest behavior across a spectrum of relatively normal circumstances.
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We do not want to narrow the field where anhonestpersonwishes to sell a house perfectly honestly.
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Alternatively, he could simply get a certificate from someone else who was anhonestperson, against whom there would be no bar by the police.
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The genuinehonestpersonin this country has nothing to fear.
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The judge is an eminently respectable, responsible andhonestperson.
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That is what the ordinaryhonestpersonwill do.
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What would be the position if the witness were not anhonestperson?
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I suggest that, for thehonestperson, the proposed change would mean a reduction in the burden of taxation.
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The first is thehonestpersonwho forgets, unfortunately, to take out a road fund licence.
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Nohonestpersonnow pretends that the social chapter would supersede domestic industrial relations legislation.
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Indeed, it is known that the polygraph is not an accurate way of distinguishing between the potential spy and thehonestperson.
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Therefore, there is clear evidence that we have created a system that favours the cheat over thehonestperson.
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It would be more sensible to apply the test to a reasonable andhonestpersoncarrying on the relevant type of activity.
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A person who best puts the case for bringing his car in would bring it in and the morehonestpersonmight be excluded.
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Nohonestpersonwould deny that in 1945 the country faced economic difficulties greater than it has ever had to face since.
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But why should you deny the road to the unoffending motor car, in the hands of some perfectlyhonestperson?
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There is always thehonestpersonwho, unfortunately, forgets to renew his licence.
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That is an example of a typical,honestpersonwho buys from a builder's merchant.
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The test is concerned with circumstances in which a reasonable andhonestpersonwould have made inquiries.
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