pursuit of excellence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpursuitandexcellence
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pursuit
noun
uk/pəˈsjuːt/us/pɚˈsuːt/
an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are ...
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excellence
noun[U]
uk/ˈek.səl.əns/us/ˈek.səl.əns/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofpursuitandexcellencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In the last ten years the company has gone through a huge amount of change, in thepursuitofexcellence, without major difficulty.
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It is a time when no holds will be barred in thepursuitofexcellence.
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Thepursuitofexcellenceis essential for a comprehensive strategy for sport.
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I hope that we can continue as we have started in thepursuitofexcellencein sport.
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We are seeking thepursuitofexcellence, because without it we will be unable to compete with the rest of the world.
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We could define our strategy as being thepursuitofexcellenceand innovation.
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We must make sure that thepursuitofexcellencetakes sufficient account of the fact that this excellence can be achieved in various different ways.
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All too often thepursuitofexcellencegives way to stultifying egalitarianism.
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It has initiated a scheme in which schools and pupils are encouraged to follow thepursuitofexcellence.
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There is a high level of shared trust; there is a realpursuitofexcellence; there is a sense of responsibility.
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I shall deal now with thepursuitofexcellencein international sport and, inevitably, politics in sport.
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Is not thepursuitofexcellencewhat the country needs?
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The first of these is thepursuitofexcellence.
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In thepursuitofexcellence, every hospital approaches excellence at a different pace.
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Does he agree that thepursuitofexcellenceshould be afforded every priority?
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However, thepursuitofexcellencecannot be conducted without regard to financial parameters.
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It is by thepursuitofexcellenceand by performance that consultants attract private patients both from this country and more particularly from overseas.
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The principle which he tried to enunciate was thepursuitofexcellence.
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The destruction of variety inevitably requires the destruction of thepursuitofexcellence.
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