temperance movement

collocation in English

meaningsoftemperanceandmovement

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temperance
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtem.pər.əns/us
/ˈtem.pɚ.əns/
control of your own behaviour, such as not drinking or eating ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition oftemperanceandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftemperance movement

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There was some opposition to smoking on moral grounds, which gained strength with thetemperancemovement.
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That is the truetemperancemovement.
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The rise of thetemperancemovementin the 1880s was hailed as a great moral support to the work of the mission.
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Thetemperancemovementand many citizens, including myself, were satisfied with that.
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Thetemperancemovementand alcohol was the big, bad wolf at that time.
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That is a most unsatisfactory proposal from the standpoint of thetemperancemovement.
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I believe that is equally true of thetemperancemovementas a whole in the country.
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I have known for many years his deep interest in thetemperancemovementof this country.
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Not only is the wholetemperancemovementagainst it, but the licensed victuallers are against it.
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The method by which thetemperancemovementsucceeded in doing that was three-fold.
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He also became involved in the localtemperancemovement.
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Magnussen was also active in thetemperancemovement.
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He was also involved in thetemperancemovement.
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He was very active in promoting thetemperancemovement.
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The party was an integral part of thetemperancemovement.
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He was also active in thetemperancemovement.
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He was a supporter of thetemperancemovement.
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One of his primary life's crusades was thetemperancemovement.
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She was also an active member of thetemperancemovement.
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Starr was also involved in thetemperancemovement.
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He was a staunch supporter of thetemperancemovement.
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It is urged that thetemperancemovementhas been so successful in past years that legislation is superfluous.
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The attitude of those who support and express the views of thetemperancemovementis very unhelpful.
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We should probably have been holding a debate about the evils of drink and the activities of thetemperancemovement.
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I yield to no one in my admiration of what has been achieved by thetemperancemovementin this country.
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