right-thinking person
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right-minded
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌraɪtˈmaɪn.dɪd/us/ˌraɪtˈmaɪn.dɪd/
having beliefs or opinions that most people think are reasonable and show ...
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person
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɜː.sən/us/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofright-mindedandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Noright-thinkingpersonwould disagree with any of those platitudes.
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The evidence should be such that it would lead a reasonable andright-thinkingpersonto conclude that the accused had consumed alcohol.
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Surely everyright-thinkingpersonwould not wish that to happen in any way.
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However, one would expect everyright-thinkingpersonto have it in his own mind.
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Everyright-thinkingpersonwill try to bring something out of the present chaos.
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Noright-thinkingpersoncould disagree with that proposition.
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They spoke about the risk of unfairness, and of criminalising people who normally would be regarded by anyright-thinkingpersonas innocent.
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I think that anyright-thinkingpersonwould agree.
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I think that noright-thinkingpersonwould want to see this great issue become a bone of party contention.
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If not, he will be condemned by everyright-thinkingpersonliving in that area.
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I should have thought that that was perfectly clear and simple and perfectly acceptable to anyright-thinkingperson.
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Noright-thinkingpersoncould be against such measures.
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The only victory that is relevant to industrial relations of the kind that everyright-thinkingpersondesires is co-operation.
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It is intolerable that they should continue to suffer from what anyright-thinkingpersonmust recognise as being a gross and unreasonable injustice.
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That does not inspire anyright-thinkingpersonwith confidence in view of what happened recently.
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Everyright-thinkingpersonmust surely believe that it is right that they face up to their social responsibilities.
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I welcome that success, as everyright-thinkingpersonwould.
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I salute them, as should everyright-thinkingperson.
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It seems to me to be a perfectly plain case of injustice which anyright-thinkingpersonwould decide in five minutes without further consideration.
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