tolerance of violence

collocation in English

meaningsoftoleranceandviolence

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tolerance
noun
uk
/ˈtɒl.ər.əns/us
/ˈtɑː.lɚ.əns/
willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve ...
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violence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈvaɪə.ləns/us
/ˈvaɪə.ləns/
actions or words that are intended to ...
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(Definition oftoleranceandviolencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Tacklingtoleranceofviolenceagainst men and boys; and 5.
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Tackling ourtoleranceofviolenceagainst men and boys; 4.
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That is wholly understandable because the average person'stoleranceofviolencedoes not increase or remain the same.
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Will foundation trusts have to adopt policies such as family-friendly policies and zerotoleranceofviolencetowards staff?
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Employers will also need to show how they are applying a policy of zerotoleranceofviolenceagainst staff.
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In other words, it is a programme which continues to insist on zerotoleranceofviolenceagainst children, adolescents and women.
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This is often tied to high levels oftoleranceofviolenceagainst women in countries.
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Highlighting overlooked and everyday violence, this series draws attention to this contemporary desensitized gaze ortoleranceofviolence.
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But whatever the reason, we shall have this prolonged period of inclination towards violence, and, more seriously, atoleranceofviolenceby those who do not themselves commit it.
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The situation moderated during the course of the 18th century as social change introduced lesstoleranceofviolencein everyday life.
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