inherent superiority

collocation in English

meaningsofinherentandsuperiority

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inherent
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈher.ənt/us
/ɪnˈhɪr.ənt/
existing as a natural or basic part ...
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superiority
noun[U]
uk
/suːˌpɪə.riˈɒr.ə.ti/us
/səˌpɪr.iˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/
the fact that one person or thing is better, stronger, etc. ...
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(Definition ofinherentandsuperiorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinherent superiority

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These historical and analytical perspectives combine to produce a determined faith in the viability, desirability andinherentsuperiorityof smallholder farming.
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And yet, most of these writings have denied anyinherentsuperiorityof certain communities, owing to their religious affiliation or liberal social outlook.
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Macaulay argues that the "view of theinherentsuperiorityof standardized varieties is misleading and that all varieties of language persist because they are functional for their speakers" (p. 5).
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We reject the idea of anyinherentsuperiorityof one race over another.
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They won all the arguments, not only because of the skill of their advocacy, but because of theinherentsuperiorityof their case.
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After 35 years it is at least still there; but is this due to anyinherentsuperiorityin its structure, any greater wisdom in its rules of procedure?
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That is not to assume that the private sector is always more efficient; it has noinherentsuperiority, but it does need to make a profit to survive.
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He demonstrated theinherentsuperiorityof autocratic regimes to democracies, by fixing problems that liberalism had no answer to.
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He believes in theinherentsuperiorityof clones to normal humans as they possess a higher purpose, to give a second life to great figures.
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As a group, we do not believe in theinherentsuperiorityof a particular race over another as it relates to the value of human life.
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