lofty goal

collocation in English

meaningsofloftyandgoal

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lofty
adjective
uk
/ˈlɒf.ti/us
/ˈlɑːf.ti/
formal
high:
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goal
noun[C]
uk
/ɡəʊl/us
/ɡoʊl/
an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football ...
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(Definition ofloftyandgoalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflofty goal

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Criticism focused on the book's failure to meet its lofty goals.
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She has lofty goals and goes after them with intent and purpose.
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Thisloftygoalgenerates some critical challenges that the hype of software agents and many papers in the literature cast aside.
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Perhaps the next edition will achieve thisloftygoal.
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However, there is another alternative that could approach thisloftygoal: conscription of all usable cadaveric organs.
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That admittedlyloftygoalis possible only if we pledge ourselves to conceptualizing language teaching within a trajectory toward advanced competencies.
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Although we acknowledge that creating a common platform to test implementations is aloftygoal, it may be necessary to convince others of the true value of an algorithm's implementation.
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Theloftygoalof this all-encompassing, unified art form seems to be fading.
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The team jumped from twelfth to fifth, rather short of itsloftygoal.
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In truth, there are hundreds of tunes jazz players ought to be prepared for, but this is aloftygoal.
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That's a very ambitious andloftygoal, but that's my goal.
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Whatever the lofty goals of one's journey may be, one must first successfully navigate through the door of one's house.
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Small successes in existing venues might actually spur an advocacy group or policy entrepreneur to pursue more lofty goals in alternative venues.
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Second, with time, leadership structures can become entrenched transforming the original lofty goals into justifications for selfserving petty bosses.
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The lofty goals proclaimed by the authors of the directive will be used as a pretext for the establishment of a database.
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So much for the lofty goals and the bumpy return to earth.
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However, his other writings did not help him achieve these lofty goals.
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