honourable gentleman
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhonourableandgentleman
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honourable
adjective
uk/ˈɒn.ər.ə.bəl/us/ˈɑː.nɚ.ə.bəl/
honest and fair, or deserving praise ...
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gentleman
noun[C]
uk/ˈdʒen.təl.mən/us/ˈdʒen.t̬əl.mən/
a polite way of talking to or referring to ...
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(Definition ofhonourableandgentlemanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I do not know which particular one thehonourablegentlemanis referring to.
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I will remind thehonourablegentlemanand the honourable ladies that this is a special case, and a quite unjustified one at that.
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The righthonourablegentleman, himself a lawyer, added that it had always struck him as being difficult to assume that everyone knew the law.
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The righthonourablegentlemanknows very well that he is dealing with more than half the electorate.
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The righthonourablegentlemanin question should ensure that no such event happens again.
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Would he bear in mind that the same righthonourablegentlemanis now in charge of the environment, which might make the situation even worse.
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I should have thought that the wise words then of the righthonourablegentlemanare as valid today as they were then.
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I am afraid that thehonourablegentlemandoes not fully understand the arrangements, which are admittedly somewhat complex.
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I hope the righthonourablegentlemanwill confirm that in his response today.
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I cannot imagine why the righthonourablegentlemanin another place felt that he needed to be party political.
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The same righthonourablegentlemanthen asked another appropriate and pertinent question.
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I warmly welcome that assurance by the righthonourablegentlemanand should be grateful if my noble kinsman can confirm it.
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We wish the righthonourablegentlemanbetter luck than many of his predecessors have had.
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At the same time nobody has illusions that the righthonourablegentlemanand his ministerial team will not robustly fight their corner.
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Thehonourablegentlemanhas been generous, courteous and understanding.
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Thehonourablegentlemanhas given us a very important and useful political and intellectual infrastructure for our future discussions.
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Take two instances which were given by the righthonourablegentlemanin another place the other evening.
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I doubt whether the righthonourablegentlemanhas ever seen a working time-table or knows what a working time-table is.
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But this was not the method employed by the righthonourablegentleman.
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I am sure thehonourablegentlemanmust be feeling very pleased about it.
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