honourable tradition

collocation in English

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honourable
adjective
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/ˈɒn.ər.ə.bəl/us
/ˈɑː.nɚ.ə.bəl/
honest and fair, or deserving praise ...
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tradition
noun[C or U]
uk
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/us
/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/
a belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time, or all of these beliefs, etc. in a particular society ...
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(Definition ofhonourableandtraditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Histories of conservation in the built environment have a long andhonourabletradition, almost as long as the history of conservation itself.
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This may be motivated by faith, or by a purely philosophical interest in designing a consistent theory that continues a long andhonourabletradition.
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First, this country has a great andhonourabletraditionof granting asylum to foreigners fleeing from persecution in their own country.
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We have in this country a mosthonourabletraditionof friendship to those who are suffering oppression, and of readiness to offer asylum.
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We believe that the inspectorate has anhonourabletraditionand valuable independence.
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There is a long andhonourabletraditionof housing provision by land-owning charities.
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It was in many respects a very powerful andhonourabletradition.
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There is anhonourabletraditionof worker-producer co-operatives.
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Its members have a long andhonourabletraditionof service.
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The present report is very much in thathonourabletradition.
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It is a great andhonourabletraditionand philosophical attitude.
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To me, that remains anhonourabletradition, and it is displayed week in and week out.
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This country has had a long andhonourabletraditionover many hundreds of years of taking in refugees who have fled from political persecution.
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We have a long andhonourabletraditionas a safe haven for political refugees; that must be protected and long may it continue.
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There is anhonourabletraditionin the long campaign and struggle to achieve acceptable standards of health and safety in the workplace.
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So our debate tonight has a long andhonourabletradition.
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The service has a strong andhonourabletraditionof commitment to those purposes.
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Therefore, we must aim to build both access and high standards and to build on thehonourabletraditionof our universities.
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We have a long andhonourabletraditionof efficient bilateral aid.
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That has always been the mosthonourabletraditionof the universities.
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