political courage

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliticalandcourage

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political
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/
us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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courage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/
us
/ˈkɝː.ɪdʒ/
the ability to control your fear in a dangerous or ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandcouragefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpolitical courage

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Power,politicalcourage, imagination and a sense of responsibility were all necessary, but not satisfactory, pre-conditions to being able to bring about such changes.
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We do not have an unlimited capacity to repair damage and prevention requirespoliticalcourageand coherent regional development.
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That is not something we can do through fine declarations and constitutional exercises of an academic nature, but through genuine reforms andpoliticalcourage.
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Negligence, indifference and a lack ofpoliticalcouragein the area of public health sow the seeds of crimes against humanity.
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What this government lacks - like those which preceded it and most probably those which will succeed it - is determination andpoliticalcourage.
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I believe thatpoliticalcouragewill in course of time have its reward.
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He is a man of considerablepoliticalcouragewith a striking mind.
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But to deal with the problem of existing houses—that, too, means skill and enterprise but, above all, it meanspoliticalcourage.
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I believe that it shows great credit to hispoliticalcourage.
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I think a lot morepoliticalcourageand public honesty would be a good thing.
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It would require a remarkable degree ofpoliticalcourageand determination to bring it about, because it could certainly be misconstrued.
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Responding to the needs of the world's poor requires not only intellectual vision but the moral andpoliticalcourageto put it into action.
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It takespoliticalcourage, vision and humanity to make the necessary changes.
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If we had thepoliticalcourage, we could deal with that problem.
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To equivocate in answering these points would be to show a lack ofpoliticalcourage.
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I feel that it is urgent that attention should be given to this and that one should show somepoliticalcourageand imagination.
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Realpoliticalcourageis involved in doing what those countries want—cutting tariffs and quotas, often on sensitive items.
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Everyone is conscious of it, but people have not thepoliticalcourageto oppose it.
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It will involvepoliticalcourageto put the various elements of environmental strategy together.
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I believe that we have thepoliticalcourageto do that now.
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