lack of compassion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofandcompassion
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compassion
noun[U]
uk/kəmˈpæʃ.ən/us/kəmˈpæʃ.ən/
a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to ...
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Indeed, in our shared vision we both wanted to address what we perceived to be alackofcompassionin teaching and conducting.
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It is animated by relationships that promote disunity andlackofcompassion.
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It seems to me that the essence of the proposal to charge is itslackofcompassion, its vulgarity.
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There is nolackofcompassionor action.
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Lackofcompassionis at the base of many journalistic problems with privacy, uncouth methods and similar complaints.
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It shows a degree of procrastinating procedures, and it shows alackofcompassionwith the difficulties of these men.
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This does not owe itself, let me say at once, to anylackofcompassionon the part of politicians of either party.
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I was not referring to alackofcompassion.
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It is impossible statistically to assess the hardship and suffering that the new rule will create, and thelackofcompassionin the proposal.
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So taking it in the round, there would not seem to be any reason there for allegations oflackofcompassionor anything like that.
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The reason we are taking this course is not based onlackofcompassionor lack of humanity.
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There is nolackofcompassionon my part.
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Certainly it does not indicate anylackofcompassion.
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I think that there has been a certainlackofcompassionfor those prisoners.
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It does not show alackofcompassion.
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I would give one illustration to show thelackofcompassionwhich exists at present.
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If we do, posterity will only condemn us of an intolerance andlackofcompassionborn when all passion is spent.
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It is possibly a mark of thelackofcompassionin society that we can laugh at those least able to look after themselves.
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I may therefore be acquitted of anylackofcompassion.
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In any event, it is foolish to imputelackofcompassionto political opponents on economic policy or, indeed, on any other.
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