inherent worth

collocation in English

meaningsofinherentandworth

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inherent
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈher.ənt/us
/ɪnˈhɪr.ənt/
existing as a natural or basic part ...
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worth
noun
uk
/wɜːθ/us
/wɝːθ/
the amount of money that something can be sold ...
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(Definition ofinherentandworthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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No matter what theinherentworthand particular nature of an ideal may be, they will depend solely on the human and moral factors brought to bear upon that ideal.
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The standard of this department, linked as it is so vitally with commerce and education, is a measure of the government's own character andinherentworth.
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This argument assumes that the human form hasinherentworthand that any changes to that form defile or destroy its worth.
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That, we believe, is incompatible with the dignity andinherentworthof life.
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I believe in theinherentworthand sanctity of human personality, and that humanity is bound together in spiritual unity.
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He defended friendships as ramparts for pleasure and denied them anyinherentworth.
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This led him to believe in theinherentworthof dialogue with opponents, in order to understand motivations.
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Gradually itsinherentworthas a nature preserve came to be seen, as it became a draw for recreation and tourism.
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Wilderness preservation is central to deep ecology; a philosophy that believes in aninherentworthof all living beings, regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs.
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Constructivism's explanatory power ultimately fails, however, because it relies on moral action stemming from cosmopolitan values - that is, a sense of universal humanity or equalinherentworth.
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