pursuit of peace
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpursuitandpeace
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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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peace
noun[U]
uk/piːs/us/piːs/
freedom from war and violence, especially when people live and work together happily ...
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(Definition ofpursuitandpeacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Categorical imperatives offer hope, but they may make thepursuitofpeaceharder rather than easier.
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We accordingly expect them to show firm commitment, greater determination and, above all, great courage, sparing no effort in theirpursuitofpeace.
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Again, there was an agreement—in 1992—which brought about the total disarmament and decommissioning of illegally held weaponry, inpursuitofpeace.
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This means being hardheaded in thepursuitofpeace.
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Thepursuitofpeaceis more important than anything else.
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Let us not in ourpursuitofpeaceuse language and take action which will surely lead to war.
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The fact is that thepursuitofpeaceis a very difficult, a very complicated business.
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It is the positivepursuitofpeacethat we need at this moment to liberate men's minds from fear.
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These must be fully reckoned with in the positivepursuitofpeace.
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It has great possibilities in thepursuitofpeace.
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I hope that he, in turn, understands that throughout our years in office we have tried to be even-handed in thepursuitofpeace.
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Human rights will not just happen automatically at the end of the process; they have to be bound in to thepursuitofpeace.
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The problems of famine, disease and illiteracy, just as much as thepursuitofpeaceitself, are world problems, which the world as a whole must tackle.
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I believe that thepursuitofpeaceand of permanent disarmament among the nations is, in existing economic conditions in the world, the pursuit of a fantasy.
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The major problems of the world today are implicit in three objectives: thepursuitofpeace, greater friendship between peoples, and the pursuit of economic well-being.
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We must acknowledge and respect the commitment and bravery of those state officials who have taken risks in thepursuitofpeaceand justice for their country.
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But all players are to maintain a firm belief: thepursuitofpeaceand hope.
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He has engaged in civil disobedience for nearly four decades inpursuitofpeaceand justice, and has been arrested more than 400 times.
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In essence, thepursuitofpeacemust include the option of fighting to preserve it in the long-term.
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