pioneering spirit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpioneeringandspirit
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pioneering
adjective
uk/ˌpaɪəˈnɪə.rɪŋ/us/ˌpaɪəˈnɪr.ɪŋ/
using ideas and methods that have never been ...
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spirit
noun
uk/ˈspɪr.ɪt/us/ˈspɪr.ət/
a particular way of thinking, feeling, or behaving, especially a way that is typical of a particular group of people, an activity, a time, or ...
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(Definition ofpioneeringandspiritfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We are losing thepioneeringspirit.
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Thepioneeringspiritwas to be found in the counting house as well as the meeting house.
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In the former colonies, thepioneeringspiritof earlier agriculturalists taming the frontiers is an important part of national folklore.
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It is a great example of the questing,pioneeringspiritof our race.
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It refers to the continuingpioneeringspiritof the voluntary organisations.
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It needs a revival, apioneeringspirit, experiment and an acute examination of its deficiencies.
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There is no chance to-day for any individual with thepioneeringspiritgoing out and developing overseas.
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We met the utmost friendliness from a people who are peaceful, but have a commendablepioneeringspirit.
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We were left to guess whether it described apioneeringspiritof enterprise or something rather less flattering.
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We ought forthwith to dedicate ourselves to a new pioneer concept, to apioneeringspirit, on our own land.
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We need the sturdy independence andpioneeringspiritof the small family business and the self-employed.
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Then you get the second type, the man who has the spirit of adventure or what is called thepioneeringspirit.
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It is quite bogus to say that, however desirable a thing is, private initiative should not be taken in apioneeringspiritto create it.
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Hispioneeringspirityielded a few genre-defining albums, including this disc.
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His tremendous energy,pioneeringspiritand professional integrity brought him international recognition.
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Most of the dances could be danced by young and old, and celebrated thepioneeringspirit.
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So befitting thepioneeringspiritthat opened up the land for settlement.
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Thispioneeringspirithas created added responsibilities, however, particularly as regards the quality of the specific proposals presented, which must meanwhile include both reductions and adaptations.
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In many of the international negotiations today we are afraid of being outsmarted; we are timid sometimes in our approaches; the courageouspioneeringspiritis not always present.
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The principal resource was the people themselves, imbued withpioneeringspirit, cooperative and loyal to the leadership.
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They will nurture and encourage ourpioneeringspiritso that our entrepreneurial culture will continue to thrive.
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The originalpioneeringspiritof the frontier considered autonomy and self-sufficiency as prerequisites of personal freedom.
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Historic apartments, stores and social clubs are preserved as lasting testament to the courage andpioneeringspiritof the immigrants.
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Credit must be given to the gallant little band—they were a little band—who had thatpioneeringspiritand did so much in a time of great depression.
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