proper respect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofproperandrespect
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proper
adjective
uk/ˈprɒp.ər/us/ˈprɑː.pɚ/
real, satisfactory, suitable, ...
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respect
noun
uk/rɪˈspekt/us/rɪˈspekt/
admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas ...
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(Definition ofproperandrespectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofproper respect
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They think that the failure to giveproperrespectto each separate person rests on interpersonal aggregation.
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Some philosophers think that we should reject interpersonal aggregation in order to giveproperrespectto each separate person.
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It is a matter of whether one person receivesproperrespector not, and has nothing to do with the number of people concerned.
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Rather, interpersonal aggregation is useful for encompassingproperrespect(or the lack of respect) to each separate person in the overall goodness of alternatives.
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In order to giveproperrespectto each separate person, they reject interpersonal aggregation and put forward some sort of non-aggregative distributive principle.
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Or perhaps, slightly more concretely, the norm requires each person to showproperrespectand courtesy by doffing some item of apparel when entering a church.
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According to this approach, we can justify the case for the greater number withproperrespectfor each separate person, but this does not rule out interpersonal aggregation.
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The subtext for his argument is that his theories showproperrespectfor poetry and drama, and could not therefore be absent from his own compositions.
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Suppose, however, that the norm in question does not specifically require the removing of hats but instead requires each person to showproperrespectand courtesy when entering a church.
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It should be done properly, it should be done with due liberality and withproperrespectand also so that there is no unnecessary expense.
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After all,properrespectfor the feminine gender may soon become very topical.
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I hope that we have approached the matter withproperrespect.
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I say this withproperrespectfor an old friend of mine who might have had some involvement in that particular matter.
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I do so on account of an observation of mine made, perhaps, withoutproperrespectfor the high office which my noble friend holds.
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It is about the position of andproperrespectfor the interests of the minority.
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Typically, he has now shown theproperrespectfor parliamentary process that is shared by all too few of his colleagues.
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We want to do all that we can to accommodate the rapidly growing demand for transport —safely, efficiently and withproperrespectfor the environment.
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I am concerned that the views of the society should receiveproperrespect.
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This is unfair competition, with this ersatz, pseudo-chocolate being sold cheaper than pure chocolate manufactured by craftsmen withproperrespectfor authenticity, ethics and tradition.
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That is what we are asking for—that this scheme is legislated on withproperrespectfor our democracy.
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