precious heritage

collocation in English

meaningsofpreciousandheritage

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precious
adjective
uk
/ˈpreʃ.əs/us
/ˈpreʃ.əs/
of great value because of being rare, expensive, ...
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heritage
noun
uk
/ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/us
/ˈher.ɪ.t̬ɪdʒ/
features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have ...
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(Definition ofpreciousandheritagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprecious heritage

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Our language is apreciousheritage.
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The most constant vigilance is necessary if civilisation is not to destroy some of its mostpreciousheritageby carelessness and greed.
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We are determined to do all we can to ensure that future generations will not be able to accuse us of destroying thatpreciousheritage.
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We shall do everything possible to ensure that the legislation—the very first of its kind—works effectively to safeguard our country'spreciousheritage.
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I welcome the concern expressed in the motion that ourpreciousheritageshould not he destroyed.
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They tried to pass on to them thepreciousheritagewhich we all enjoy in this country.
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There is an aspect of adult education which is a verypreciousheritageof this country.
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Thatpreciousheritagewhich we were seeking to preserve had been damaged.
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They must surely be part of our mostpreciousheritage.
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And freedom under the law is our mostpreciousheritage.
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In their ranks is apreciousheritageof skill and craftsmanship—if you like, a mass heredity carried on from generation to generation in individual families.
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Let us not forget that thispreciousheritageis not the work of a moment, though it could be irreparably damaged in a moment.
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It would mean losing part of ourpreciousheritage.
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We are concerned about the welfare of children, who are our mostpreciousheritageas a nation.
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Freedom of worship and freedom of speech are apreciousheritage.
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We have apreciousheritageof old and original film material, some of which is at serious risk because there are no proper facilities to maintain, catalogue and preserve it.
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That is apreciousheritage.
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There is no other way in which they can fully exploit and yet protect the verypreciousheritagewhich most of them have to care for.
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Surely, that is rather apreciousheritage.
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It is apreciousheritage.
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