absolute perfection

collocation in English

meaningsofabsoluteandperfection

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absolute
adjective
uk
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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perfection
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈfek.ʃən/us
/pɚˈfek.ʃən/
the state of being complete and correct in ...
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(Definition ofabsoluteandperfectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is not anabsoluteperfectionbut a "perfection in love".
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Achievingabsoluteperfectionmay be impossible and so, as increasing effort results in diminishing returns, further activity becomes increasingly inefficient.
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It is not anabsoluteperfectionbut a perfection in love.
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It is impossible, however, to reachabsoluteperfection, because the distance is infinite.
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This is because these grades are only awarded in cases ofabsoluteperfection.
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However, there is no clear-cut way of deciding what constitutes either maximal greatness orabsoluteperfection.
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In other words, there is anabsoluteperfectionand a relative perfection.
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This is not to say either that it is badly printed or thatabsoluteperfectioncan be achieved, but that the text and its presentation can be improved.
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It is right that they should all be, as it were, perfectionists, aiming forabsoluteperfectionall the time.
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We cannot getabsoluteperfection, but are we going to throw away justice because we cannot getabsoluteperfection?
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I am very conscious that the draftsmanship of this part of the clause is notabsoluteperfection.
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It is hard to obtainabsoluteperfectionin our calculations.
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I am not claimingabsoluteperfectionfor it.
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It might be that they are able to claim thisabsoluteperfectionbecause it is true.
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Some countries are calling forabsoluteperfectionin those strategies.
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The equipment that needs to be sent must be kept to a very high standard and be at the point ofabsoluteperfectionwhen our sportsmen and women take part.
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In that sense, 24 out of 24 is not an indication ofabsoluteperfection; it is more an indication of the excellence of the department concerned.
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However, we should not blind ourselves to such reasons as there are for it not being a perfect service—if indeed it is ever possible to achieveabsoluteperfection.
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Bloch insists the only two possible outcomes to history are absolute destruction andabsoluteperfection.
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Souths had timed an extraordinary premiership run toabsoluteperfection.
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