sound judgment

collocation in English

meaningsofsoundandjudgment

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sound
noun
uk
/saʊnd/us
/saʊnd/
something that you can hear or that can ...
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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 ofsoundandjudgmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsound judgment

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The data for the oddity task show that children's performance increased by about 20% from session 1 to session 2 for each type ofsoundjudgment.
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Those breeders who have been most successful in improving their respective stocks have been idealists, but they have also been noted as men ofsoundjudgment.
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They possessed, besides the ability to rate the qualities of an individual, thatsoundjudgmentwhich enabled them, by pedigree analysis, to estimate the breeding qualities of selected individuals.
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I believe he is a man of tine intellectual training andsoundjudgment.
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All we can say in summary is that there is far too little information on which to form asoundjudgment.
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It is not, in my view, an opinion to be consulted as an aid to forming asoundjudgment.
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We must make asoundjudgmentabout what can be afforded.
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Clearly the genesis of the amendment wassoundjudgment, experience, a plea or a desire to meet a situation.
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I hope thatsoundjudgmentwill prevail.
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I have also seen evidence, however, of a readiness to curry favour with the electors which was not always consistent withsoundjudgment.
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We are not in a position to make asoundjudgmenton this.
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He has pursued this matter, as everybody must agree, with great pertinacity, a high degree of skill andsoundjudgment.
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Today, our greatest needs are sound faith,soundjudgment, and consistent action.
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It was clearly a work of prudence andsoundjudgmentat a time of international financial difficulty.
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I do not believe that that is in the best interests of people accepting what issoundjudgment.
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If that is the case, how can they exercise anysoundjudgmentin this matter?
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He is an industrialist of great acumen and verysoundjudgment.
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The facts which were published were self-evident enough, and, cumulatively, gave us enough upon which to base asoundjudgment.
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This has been the view of the conservative governments that have supported the initiative based onsoundjudgment.
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