humane society

collocation in English

meaningsofhumaneandsociety

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humane
adjective
uk
/hjuːˈmeɪn/us
/hjuːˈmeɪn/
showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who ...
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society
noun
uk
/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/us
/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬i/
a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as ...
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(Definition ofhumaneandsocietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, in ahumanesociety, we must condemn any system that prevents those mistakes from being rectified now.
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Ahumanesocietymust give relief in various circumstances to people who find themselves intolerably saddled with a marriage which has broken down.
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Conferences and awareness-raising activities are positive measures that can contribute to increased tolerance and a morehumanesociety.
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It is right and proper that ahumanesociety, finding that private schemes cannot make the sort of universal provision, should itself do so.
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The fact is that in any democratic andhumanesocietythe strong have to exert their power in order to help the weak.
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As an enlightenedhumanesociety, we should be considering ways of removing obstacles.
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Although we are a caring andhumanesocietyit seems that some of the boroughs turn a blind eye to their responsibility in this field.
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They should be looked after in ahumanesocietyand a humane system.
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We are now a much more caring andhumanesociety.
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In ahumanesocietythese provisions would be regarded with utter detestation.
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We should take those steps which will lead to a more efficient andhumanesociety.
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In that way we can create a more generous and morehumanesociety.
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He said that as we move into a morehumanesocietythe more difficult does it become to get social discipline.
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Our ideal is the establishment of human liberty, human justice, and the honourable conduct of our civilised andhumanesociety.
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It is the responsibility of ahumanesocietyto protect the sick and vulnerable against such ignorant discrimination.
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He was a man with a faith in and a concern for a civilised andhumanesociety.
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Last year, 31 countries breached this crucially important article, which supports what is human and alive and promotes a civilised andhumanesociety.
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A proposal as cynical as that concerned with buying and selling egg cells should not be possible in a civilised andhumanesociety.
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