personal happiness
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpersonalandhappiness
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personal
adjective
uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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happiness
noun[U]
uk/ˈhæp.i.nəs/us/ˈhæp.i.nəs/
the feeling of ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandhappinessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Moral reasoning, whenpersonalhappinessis seriously considered below the surface of moral deliberation, becomes prudential reasoning.
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Personalhappinessis naturally the most immediately important end for any human agent.
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For instance, do people maximise their ownpersonalhappinesswhen they choose to tell the truth, or keep a promise?
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A counselling service is time-consuming but the results, as judged bypersonalhappinessand examination performance, are excellent.
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Respondents sought thepersonalhappinessthat they hoped would come from an intimate relationship, but most said that they were aware that entry into an intimate relationship was inevitably risky.
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There are elaborate praising routines throughout childhood and young adulthood in which children come to associate parental0caregiver love, satisfaction, andpersonalhappinesswith fitting into communal expectations.
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Most had opted for an intimate relationship because on balance they were prepared to risk the 'hurt' that may result in the pursuit ofpersonalhappiness.
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The fact that an oral contraceptive might have most serious long-term ill-effects will not deter some women, desperately anxious to establish short-termpersonalhappiness.
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This is not just an economic necessity, but for many who love their work it is also a matter ofpersonalhappiness.
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It has now been proved that millions of workers in industry require this service on grounds both of efficiency andpersonalhappiness.
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I believe that muchpersonalhappinesscomes out of their work.
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I am quite certain that the honourable step that he has taken will be that which will ensure his ownpersonalhappiness.
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They brought their children into the world and the children should come first, before what the parents conceive as theirpersonalhappiness.
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This rise in material expectations does not always seem to have been accompanied by any increase inpersonalhappinessor contentment.
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This is a matter which touches some people'spersonalhappinessvery deeply.
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We regard full employment as the rock upon whichpersonalhappiness, social justice and a prosperous nation can be built.
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It not only pays great dividends in national efficiency, but it also gives good dividends in thepersonalhappinessand opportunity of those who are re-trained.
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It will make no difference whatsoever to the economy, but will make a great deal of difference to thepersonalhappinessof a large number of people.
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It encourages a lifestyle of minimal consumption, rich social relationships,personalhappiness, satisfying work and leisure.
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The new middle class tends to stress theirpersonalhappinessand pay more attention to their own quality of life.
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