sober judgment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsoberandjudgment
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sober
adjective
uk/ˈsəʊ.bər/us/ˈsoʊ.bɚ/
not drunk or affected ...
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judgment
noun
uk/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/us/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/
the ability to form valuable opinions and make ...
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(Definition ofsoberandjudgmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A number of these visitors have been well-informed, deeply concerned, responsible men ofsoberjudgment.
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I must say that these phrases do not strike me as an expression of mature thought orsoberjudgment.
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We do not represent the emotions or the passions, but we represent the wisdom, the thought and thesoberjudgmentof our constituents.
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However, if the press are barking at his heels all the time, it is impossible to give asoberjudgment.
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Hissoberjudgmentis not disturbed by dukes or landlords, or anything of that kind.
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We shall not arrive at a sound andsoberjudgmentunless we bear that in mind.
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We want someone to carry the burden, and to carry it with local knowledge andsoberjudgment.
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It would be an act of reckless lawlessness of the kind which, unfortunately, is all too common when people allow their prejudices and passions to over-rule theirsoberjudgment.
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Surely it will be that nation which first emerges triumphantly from the crisis of reconstruction which, in thesoberjudgmentof history, will be held to have won the war.
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On the other hand, a man ofsoberjudgmentusually thinks that things such as opportunity are not entities, or powers, let alone divinities, but the produce of diligent men.
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However, there is at least a hope that a postal ballot of all fire brigade members would allow more sober judgments to be made.
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We should be told now, before the election, so that sober judgments can be made.
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